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Floaters

by Hillbillie, May 24, 2007 12:00AM

At the begining of April i had went to the dentist for them to start a root canal.. After that i noticed i had a lot of floaters in both eyes.. I went to an eye specialist and he dialated my eyes and said the retinas look fine... Just wondering if anyone out there knows y i would just get floaters one day like that? Both eyes and lots of them.. Tiny dots, hair like, and some look like sperm(weird i know). Anyone else have this?

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by Forum-OD-MP, May 24, 2007 12:00AM

floaters are usually benign and are very common. dont know why you suddenly got them or suddenly started noticing them. i doubt they are/were related to any dental procedure.

regardless, if you have been dilated since the onset of your floaters and the doctor didnt find anything, then you are fine.

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