I suffered a partial vitreous detachment 2 years ago. I had LASEK for -7/ -6.5, suffered blurred vision whilst healing and stupidly went to work 5 days later and after looking at my blurred computer screen experienced a shower of floaters in both eyes, diagnosed as a simultaneous partial vitreous detachment. I had never seen a floater before nor had any history of eye problems.
I still continually dwell on my eye probelms every day, mainly due to the horrible black dots and wispy black lines that I see floating around my vision 24/7.
I have just had my annual eye check and have been told that my vitreous, retina, discs and maculas are all fine and that my eyes are "roughly stable". I realise that the best way forward would be to try and ignore these dratted floaters, and wondered if you could please answer my following questions, to help me to do so: -
1. Is it harder for the brain to 'tune out' floaters caused by vitreous detachment than it is to tune out 'normal' floaters?
2. I am only 33 [31 when it happened], is this particularly young for this to happen?
3. I believe that I caused this vitreous detachment through eye strain/blurred vision, does this mean that the rest of the vitreous is unlikely to detach until I am older? And is this likely to cause further floaters?
4. What sort of increased risk do I have of further eye problems due to this vitreous detachment?
5. I have read that vitreous detachment is very common, however, the many people I know with floaters [and some are a lot older than me] seem to only to have a couple and see them only on a temporary basis, and never a shower, could this be pvd?
6. I used to enjoy running but haven't been now for 2 years, should I put aside my fears of this causing further eye problems?
6. Finally, if my husband and I were to have children would pregnancy cause any risk to my eye condition?
Please accept my apologies for the lengthy mail and many questions. I thank you in anticpation.