Floaters everywhere and Monocular Ghosting Part 1

[Mich1111]

Hi, I am 41 years of age. Back in October I had a complete hysterectomy, everything including ovaries was taken out due to a complex ovarian cyst and possible endometriosis.. benign cyst on path report and still uncertain if I ever had endo or not. Surgeon thought endo when he saw it yet biopsy was negative.

Anyway, I am nearsighted with a mild astigmatism. I have always had floaters since my teens but never anything to complain strongly about.

After the hysterectomy, I developed monocular ghosting. I have been to my ophthalmologist  (one who even specializes in muscle disorders) twice for this and he cannot find a thing wrong with my eyes, nothing... retinas and macular look perfect, everything else is normal. He blames severe dry eyes (due to the lack of estrogen going into surgical menopause) as well as maybe something with the drugs I was given at the hospital that maybe I reacted to.

This ghosting has persisted though and we are 5 months out.

[Timothy D McGarity, M.D.]

Severe ocular surface disorders (aka dry eye among others) can cause monocular diplopia. Aggressive surface treatment (plugs and possibly Restasis) are recommended. The vitreous floaters are very bothersome. Unfortunately cure is surgical and not always 100%. Look up "vitrectomy for floaters only."

Best wishes,
Timothy D. McGarity, M.D.

[Mich1111]

^ Both of those are my messages, it was just a long post so I divided it up.

I appreciate any input. Thank you.

[Mich1111]

So now with the floaters... I have always had some floaters... but the kind that move back and forth on the sides of my vision, never directly in my central vision. About two weeks ago my neck and eyes hurt since I have severe muscle tension in those areas, a lot of it due to sports injures in my neck in the past... that's why my neck is bad. Anyway, pain two weeks ago. About a week ago, I noticed my floaters have gotten massively worse and now I have floaters hitting my central vision, moving in and out constantly. It also looks like debris all over the place. This just happened excessively the last week. I went back to the ophthalmologist,  my regular doctor's partner, who is also an accomplished surgeon. He dilated my eyes and looked very closely performing numerous tests and said everything was entirely normal... retinas, maculas, everything else was perfectly, 100% normal. He said my floaters were two kinds ( mentioned cell proteins and something else?) but they were normal vitreous floaters, no vitreous detachment and no retinal detachment and everything was fine.

My question is why have they gotten so much worse and why are they hitting my central vision and will this ever get better? He mentioned two types of floaters and I have both. What does that mean? I am very upset over this floater issue, I am relieved that nothing serious is going on, but upset that my vision with these floaters suddenly got worse now and I see "debris" everywhere!

I also don't understand why I have the ghosting either. I am told my eyes are normal!