is post lasik floaters worsen

i had floaters after 2 months of lasik.My lasik doc avised me to ignore it .it is now 6 months after lasik.i have still floaters.a doc in medhelp says it can be pvd due to suction ring.i can tolerate to the current floaters of black dots and transparent threads.but i only want to know whether there is any chance of increase in floaters in future like synersis floaters.is floaters due to lasik are in a region know know as premacular bursa which i read somewhere.i also read that floaters in premacularbursa tends to goaway.eventhough it will not goaway is any chance of further worsening??any idea sir

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

Your floaters are much more likely due to the myopia you had the lasik for than the lasike itself. Regardless of the cause there is no cure. Most people learn to ignore them (neuroadaptation) as I am doing sitting here typing. Yes floaters generally increase as people get older.

JCH MD

[Anoopms]

sir ,thnks for the reply.is any documented of report floaters in any person goes away?is a any chance of any cure for floaters other than vitrectomy and laser will available in the near future like some medicines.i sign a petition for cure for jsei to find a cure for eye floaters.is it true they are researching on non invasive cure or any other eye research organizations in the world

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

Yes floaters can settle to the bottom of the eye where they are not visible.

There is a experimental medicine that is injected into the eye and it turns the vitreous from a gel into a a watery like fluid. It is being used to help some patients with diabetic eye disease.

It is unlikely it will be used for regular floaters since it would bankrupt any insurance company or government run health system due to expense and number of people that have floaters. Plus the risks include infection, bleeding, retinal detachment and loss of the eye.

JCH MD

[shindi441]

Hi Anoopms,
I had cataract surgery 6 months ago on both eyes within 2 days of each other and developed floaters in both of them after 4 weeks of the operation. My right eye seemed to be more affected than the left. It was very disturbing. I don't know if this is because I have always been more myopic in the right eye; or could it be that because my right eye is the dominant one I see these floaters more than the other eye. But the good news is that I do not notice any floaters in my left eye any more and those in the right eye have become much smaller and lighter and hardly bothersome. My eyes have been checked out and the retina is fine.

[Anoopms]

Doc,you have mentioned that you are sitting in front of  pc ignoring floaters.From which age onwards you have floaters.does it comes when you get old?how you u adjust to floaters and does it affect ur activities like reading etc etc?

[Anoopms]

thnks,for sharing ur experience with floaters.what type of floaters do u have?does it like transparent thread like floaters with visible black dots in it.how long it takes to get rid of it

[shindi441]

Yes some are like  transparent threads and others are like jelly-fish ( quite big) and amoeboid shapes. Got hundreds of black dots but they only become visible against white backgroud. I am not worried about these dots. Since I first developed floaters 5 months ago they have diminshed in size and numbers and shade ( become more transparent)