Eye floaters

Have had eye floaters for 28 years and the eye doctor says my eyes are fine but I think it's something else, tired of having them and they are the same shape all the time, they never differ.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Floaters in the eye can be a sign of retinal detachment, shrinkage of the vitreous humour (gel like substance in the eye), ophthalmic migraine, macular edema, debris in tear film, allergies, a blow or fall on the head or due to some inflammation. Floaters can also be chronic eye static due to the electrical activity inside our eye. This produces an image of the vitreous and retina, sometimes white spots against black or vice versa and sometimes red hues too. This is normal. Rarely this is due to inflammation. Most floaters never completely disappear. There is no medicine or eye drop that can really cure this. Please consult an eye specialist (take a second opinion) for this. Take care!

[steelerfan9086]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I did have a bad concussion in 1982 due to a bad car wreck. I was wondering if this concussion had any correlation with my floaters, the floaters seem to have come on 6-9 months after the concussion, I also have some brain fog, just looking for answers and more than an eye doctor, would you recommend a neurologist? I jsy want to feel better and not live my life like this.

Thanks

Mike

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Yes, if you have brain fog too, then apart from concussion liver and kidney disorders or chronic fatigue syndrome should be ruled out.