How to stop the new FLOATERS being formed. Please reply me .

[sunny84]

How to stop the new FLOATERS being formed. Please reply me .

I feel like floaters are increasing in my eyes day to day. i attended retinal tests in 3 hospitals, everything was perfect

and i donyt have any retinal tears.

What to do to control the new floaters ??

[kjelltp]

If your floaters increase on a daily basis, you obviously have an underlying problem.  Even if they can't see it, doesn't mean there is no problem.   There is a type of floater, that they cannot see...  They tend to be large and transparent, and thus must be extremely close to the retina (in the premacular bursa).  They are often even more noticeable when your pupils are dilated, or gazing through a pinhole at a bright background.  I got a whole army of those, and MD deny i have em (as they cannot possibly see them). Most likely cellular debris ....

[artvandalay]

Just wanted to say thanks for the posts.  I'm also a 30 yr old male with dark vitreous floaters in every corner of my vision that I got from laser eye surgery 8 months ago. It's good to know there's other people out there with the same condition who can keep the whole thing in perspective.  

Do you have heightened light sensitivity from the large amount of floaters as well?  I feel like there's a freakin halo around my vision when I'm watching tv in a dark room.  Also have you found any good ways to deal with working in front of a computer screen? Right now I'm wearing a pair of rose coloured sunglasses! :-D

Here's to a cure some day!

Thanks

[cookie1024]

i too developed floaters overnight, am 28 and dont have any risk factors to develop floaters, I would like to know has your floaters increased in number?

[sunny84]

Hi .., thank you very much for your kindness.

Please give me your E-mail ID , so that i can keep in touch with you..,

[Avenger1212]

I guess this site does something to filter web addresses.

Just do a search for "floatertalk"  if you want to find that site I mentioned.  It should come up first with that key word.

[Avenger1212]

I'm 30, in the USA.

I hate to tell you but you can't prevent floaters.  They're part of getting older.  It's just unfortunate that some people get them in ways that make them troublesome rather than just annoying.  Myopic (nearsighted people have a higher chance of floaters).  But, you can't prevent nearsightedness, just treat it.  Some people think certain antibiotics cause floaters, but there's no medical proof and every doctor on this forum would say it's bunk.  I'm inclined to agree until there is studies that show a connection.  

Neurological conditions won't affect floaters one way or another as far as I know.  

Floaters are a result of the degeneration of the non living biological material in your eye known as the vitreous humor.  Floaters can't be treated because they are not connected to the body in any way.  If the Lord had elected to make the body circulate that vitreous fluid, we'd probably filter it somehow or replace it regularly as a part of the body function.  But, he didn't and so it sits in our eyes like a stagnant pond.  All we can medically do is remove it, which as I mentioned earlier is not at this point a very good option due to the risks and side effects.  Think of it like water in a balloon.  The water is not part of the balloon, and anything suspended in it is not connected to the balloon in any way.  Replace balloon with "eye" and you get the idea.

Bottom line is, you didn't do anything wrong to get your floaters.  They will not permanently damage your eyes.  They are not a result of anything but an aging eye.  And, sadly, right now there's no good solution for getting rid of them, nor can you do anything to prevent them.  So, it's best to try to get used to them, and if you can't or they are so bad they prevent basic things like reading and driving, you should talk to your doctor about the vitrectomy surgery.   Otherwise, you're in the same boat as a lot of us, waiting for something to come along that doctors will feel comfortable doing to treat us.

If you have a lot of questions, I suggest you visit floatertalk...

I've spent some time there talking with other people that have problems with their floaters.  It's a very informative forum with good support, and they won't try to sell you on anything.  It's just regular people talking about floaters, and providing support to those getting used to living with them.  You can hear from them on their experiences and even those that have had vitrectomies done to relieve their floaters.