My left eye is foggy, large duffuse floater?

[puddlediver]

About a month ago I noticed a bunch of new floaters and flashing in the corner of my eye when I moved it quickly.  Also, my left eye is "foggy" now.  It's like what your eyes are like when you first wake up, except mine doesn't go away.  I had an optometrist look at it.  She didn't find anything wrong.  The flashes went away after a couple of days.  A week later, I went to another optometrist.  He didn't find anything wrong either.  I have good acuity, it's just foggy.  I especially notice it at night when lights have large halos around them.  It seems to be a large diffuse "floater".  I can move the fogginess around by moving my eyes around like you can move a floater.  If I move my eye quickly and then back, I have a moment of clarity.  So it seems like my retina, lens and cornea are OK, it's just that my vitreous appears to have become foggy.  Is there anything that can be done?  I mentioned to the second optometrist that it felt like a large diffuse floater.  He said that there was nothing that could be done about floaters except for a laser treatment or a vitreous replacement.  He said neither were proven.

[naini12]

I am 31 yr  ,Same think happening to me in right eye, i lost vision on my left eye 4 yrs ago ,coz of retinal deattachment .now same thing happening in my right eye flashing little bit foggy and floater moving around,  15days back i had with laser treatment for my right eye, even same thing happing ,again i went to retina specialist he find out nothing said everything is okay. more 3 times i went again he examine n said its nothing but still i feel , i done with carotid doppler, ct scan for brain, and 2 d eco test and gen blood test every thing came NORMAL. I dont knw  y its happening ,how to explain......

[Bharr]

Just wondering if this ever resolved itself? I have the exact same issue

[Bharr]

Just wondering if this ever resolved itself? I have the exact same issue

[puddlediver]

So I saw the ophthalmologist today.  Same result as the two optometrists.  He didn't find anything wrong.  He agreed that it's probably a large floater.  He was curious why I came in without a referral.  I said I wanted another opinion.

I always thought that optometrists were the first line, kind of like a GP.  If they found something then they would refer you to a ophthalmologist.  Is that not right?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Good luck
JCH MD

[puddlediver]

Finally.  Got an appt for tomorrow.  It's not a retinal specialist but it is a ophthalmologist.

[puddlediver]

It's so frustrating.  I've called about 5 so far.  Even given my symptoms, 4 of them said that the first appt is a month from now.  The one who could fit me in today said that I really need to see a retina specialist instead.  That would be the other 4 that can't see me for a month.

[puddlediver]

Now I remember why I went to see optometrists instead.  I just called a ophthalmologist and the first appt I can get is a month from now.  I even gave them my symptoms.  If I did have a tear wouldn't that be a little too long to wait?  Now I have to wait a half an hour before the others open to try another.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[puddlediver]

OK.  I'll see if I can book something tomorrow when they open up.

[ruby2zdy]

I'm not a doctor, but I had the same symptoms.  Went to an ophthalmologist.  He informed me as to how the vitreous sac may come unattached from the retina (this is what gives you the bright flashes) and slowly fall to the bottom of your eyeball, after which the sac will no longer float up high enough to interfere with your vision, or your brain gets used to it & doesn't notice.  Esp. if you're "older" (I was in my 50's).  

It's normal, but in breaking its bond with the retina, can cause a retinal tear, in which case you should go to the emergency room immediately.  I'm surprised that 2 optometrists didn't know what it was.  You really should see an ophthalmologist right away to be sure this is vitreous sac collapse.  Also be careful not to jolt your eye (playing sports, etc.).

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Don't waste your timeand money seeing optometrists. They're not MD, they have less than half the training of an ophthalmologist. See a EYe MD soon. Find onenear you at www.aao.org

JCH MD