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To: ConservativeMind

Ping, as a “sufferer” of floaters for 30+ years.

Going for follow-up this week for vitreous separation, which apparently made my floaters very bad in one eye (possibly from fall I had month prior).


6 posted on 01/04/2022 8:13:42 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I had that soon after my cataract surgery. The floaters are annoying.


8 posted on 01/04/2022 8:22:16 PM PST by brianr10
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Going for follow-up this week for vitreous separation, which apparently made my floaters very bad in one eye (possibly from fall I had month prior).

I had a vitreous separation occur suddenly a couple of months ago. It was pretty concerning at first, because my vision was fine one moment and suddenly filled with new floaters the next. I also started seeing flashes in my peripheral vision in dimly lit rooms. Went to the eye doctor to make sure there were no retinal issues, and thankfully everything has been fine in that regard, but the floaters are still pretty bad. They’ve improved some since then, but I still see what look like strands of hair hanging down in the right conditions (mostly in bright light).

Apparently, vitreous separation is age-related (Yay!, another “feature” of getting older), and pretty much everyone will have it happen eventually.

11 posted on 01/04/2022 8:33:05 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
"Going for follow-up this week for vitreous separation, which apparently made my floaters very bad in one eye (possibly from fall I had month prior)."

Good luck to you. I had two PVD's this fall five days apart. The second one was described by the doc as 'glorious'. Not so glorious when it's in my eye.

14 posted on 01/04/2022 8:49:04 PM PST by Think free or die
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