Amore_Amibo Posted March 27, 2017 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 31 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/15/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Hello everyone, I don't post here much, but I have a question for you guys. Have any of you ever had to deal with eye floaters? For those who don't know, "floaters" are basically pieces of junk and protein that break off in your eyeball fluid, and you can see them floating around in your field of vision. A few years ago, I accidentally hit my left eye, and ever since then, I have a lot of them in my vision. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but those who have bad floaters know exactly what I'm talking about. I've been to 3 doctors and they've all told me there's nothing they can do about it, and that I have to live with it for the rest of my life. It's very frustrating because I can't look at white surfaces or blue skies without seeing this junk and garbage flying around in my vision. Bright summer days are the worst. I'm still believing God for healing, but I am struggling and very frustrated. I've tried to talk to my family, but they think I'm making a big deal out of nothing. I feel alone. Has anyone else ever had to deal with these awful floaters? How were you able to manage them? Edited March 27, 2017 by Amore_Amibo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyAngeL Posted March 27, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 23 Topic Count: 155 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,464 Content Per Day: 1.02 Reputation: 8,810 Days Won: 57 Joined: 03/30/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/12/1952 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I have them, I see them all the time. I just have learned to live with them. There is nothing they can do about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted March 27, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 597 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,117 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,847 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Online Share Posted March 27, 2017 http://www.thefloaterdoctor.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amore_Amibo Posted March 27, 2017 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 31 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/15/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 13 minutes ago, other one said: http://www.thefloaterdoctor.com I did ask one of my doctors about surgery, actually. But he said they wouldn't be able to do so. They can't see the floaters in my eye (which are invisible in the fluid), and need to be able to see them in order to do the surgery. He also said they can't perform surgery because even though I hit my left eye, there's no actual damage to my retina. There needs to be some physical damage before they can take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BacKaran Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Thanks for the info. I thought I read this year that it's a last ditch effort to do surgery for floaters I worked for five eye surgeons and got my first real floater last fall. I've had the stars one sees when in pain but floaters are a whole different animal! Mine is huge and my focus point is blurry when I'm outside or it s against the cloud or white backgrounds. I read that surgery could make your sight worse so until it effects my driving, I should be fine. But it is an annoyance as I see this circle with a spider web.... It was really baaaaaad the first two weeks I had it but it's stabilized now. Eh, life, another thing my parents never told me about, lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted March 27, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 597 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,117 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,847 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Online Share Posted March 27, 2017 My doctor told me they can fix floaters with the laser they have in their office. Don't know if insurance would pay for it and under what conditions. They took care of a couple of mine when we did cataract surgery. That is a different kind of laser though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mea kakau Posted March 30, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 53 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 264 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 449 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/10/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted March 30, 2017 If you ever see floaters in a ring get to the ophthalmologist ASAP. That's something different than the typical floaters most people see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BacKaran Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hmmm, don't know about that Mea. If one sees lightening, that's retinal detachment. If it's like a shade closing up to down, that's an emergency to. Kirby Puckett, a MN Twins, had that. You can go blind if not treated so. I'm going to ask my eye surgeon if they can do laser surgery for my floater then. I worked with Dr Irving Shapiro in mpls. He designed and created the Phillips eye institute with the Yag laser and a few others laser techniques back in the mid 80s-1990. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted March 30, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted March 30, 2017 On 3/27/2017 at 5:43 PM, Amore_Amibo said: Hello everyone, I don't post here much, but I have a question for you guys. Have any of you ever had to deal with eye floaters? For those who don't know, "floaters" are basically pieces of junk and protein that break off in your eyeball fluid, and you can see them floating around in your field of vision. A few years ago, I accidentally hit my left eye, and ever since then, I have a lot of them in my vision. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but those who have bad floaters know exactly what I'm talking about. I've been to 3 doctors and they've all told me there's nothing they can do about it, and that I have to live with it for the rest of my life. It's very frustrating because I can't look at white surfaces or blue skies without seeing this junk and garbage flying around in my vision. Bright summer days are the worst. I'm still believing God for healing, but I am struggling and very frustrated. I've tried to talk to my family, but they think I'm making a big deal out of nothing. I feel alone. Has anyone else ever had to deal with these awful floaters? How were you able to manage them? I had floaters years ago and it will go away on their own....they're a nuisance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted March 30, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted March 30, 2017 On 3/27/2017 at 3:43 PM, Amore_Amibo said: Hello everyone, I don't post here much, but I have a question for you guys. Have any of you ever had to deal with eye floaters? For those who don't know, "floaters" are basically pieces of junk and protein that break off in your eyeball fluid, and you can see them floating around in your field of vision. A few years ago, I accidentally hit my left eye, and ever since then, I have a lot of them in my vision. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but those who have bad floaters know exactly what I'm talking about. I've been to 3 doctors and they've all told me there's nothing they can do about it, and that I have to live with it for the rest of my life. It's very frustrating because I can't look at white surfaces or blue skies without seeing this junk and garbage flying around in my vision. Bright summer days are the worst. I'm still believing God for healing, but I am struggling and very frustrated. I've tried to talk to my family, but they think I'm making a big deal out of nothing. I feel alone. Has anyone else ever had to deal with these awful floaters? How were you able to manage them? My opthamologist treated me for a detached retina a couple of years ago and,yes, I had really bad floaters in my right eye. I came close to blindness in that eye but the laser treatments my doctor performed have slowly returned my vision in that eye to nearly normal. The floaters are almost gone so don't give up and just live with them. Find another doctor because I'm living proof that something CAN be done. Check all doctor's ratings on the Health Grades website before going to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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