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Floaters and Flashes Light
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Floaters and Flashes Light
by koko3277, Jan 26, 2007 12:00AM
HI
I got Floaters & Flashes Light & million of tiny spots for the age of 17 and now i am 21 ?
Now i Noticed that i am seeing more floaters and flashes light & million of tiny spots and some blue spots and some white spots appear in blank walls or blue sky every time.
when i see at one place it dissapear and appear again when i blink my eye !!!
I Went to the eye doctor he says it will go away at time and said that u eye has no problem from inside ? and gave me some eye drop and some vitamins tables ?
Or there is some medical to decrease it
and [It appear when i close my eyes Too [ ? ]
i see more flashes and floaters and white spots and black spots so its will increase futher ? please help me !!!! which worries me a lot ! [Sorry For My Bad English]
Does floates and flashes can make us blind or blindness ? or harm
I got Floaters & Flashes Light & million of tiny spots for the age of 17 and now i am 21 ?
Now i Noticed that i am seeing more floaters and flashes light & million of tiny spots and some blue spots and some white spots appear in blank walls or blue sky every time.
when i see at one place it dissapear and appear again when i blink my eye !!!
I Went to the eye doctor he says it will go away at time and said that u eye has no problem from inside ? and gave me some eye drop and some vitamins tables ?
Or there is some medical to decrease it
and [It appear when i close my eyes Too [ ? ]
i see more flashes and floaters and white spots and black spots so its will increase futher ? please help me !!!! which worries me a lot ! [Sorry For My Bad English]
Does floates and flashes can make us blind or blindness ? or harm
Doctor's Answer
by Forum-OD-MP, Jan 26, 2007 12:00AM
the "millions of tiny spots" are totally normal. an entoptic phenomenon called " scheerer's phenomenon":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_field_entoptic_phenomenon
everyone has this. everyone can see this if they are lookign for it. its totaly normal, totally benign and nothing can be done to "fix" or "treat" it.
the floaters and flashes should be investigated, but if you have already had a dilated eye exam and the doc didnt find anything wrong with you, then you are fine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_field_entoptic_phenomenon
everyone has this. everyone can see this if they are lookign for it. its totaly normal, totally benign and nothing can be done to "fix" or "treat" it.
the floaters and flashes should be investigated, but if you have already had a dilated eye exam and the doc didnt find anything wrong with you, then you are fine.
