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We want YOU! Take this quick eye test for us - do you see the haze?
A few of us have a long running thread regarding a strange occurance with our eye sight. http://tinyurl.com/9z9fsxm
What happens is when we look in certain lights we see a large hazy cloud pass across our vision. Now we are unsure what to think of these. They may be floaters but they are the strangest kind we have ever experienced.
So this is what we want you to do.
Step 1: Go to a dark room and take your laptop with you (if no laptop, use a TV screen or look outside a bright window in a darkened room)
Step 2: Turn the laptop on and get a white screen up of some sort (a blank Word page is fine)
Step 3: Focus on the right side of the screen. Then move your eyes to the other side of the screen. Then back, and forth a few times (try different speeds and angles).
Do you see a haze move across your vision? Is it white or dark? Does it move with the direction of your eyes or opposite?
Many thanks from Sas, TVTipp and myself.
What happens is when we look in certain lights we see a large hazy cloud pass across our vision. Now we are unsure what to think of these. They may be floaters but they are the strangest kind we have ever experienced.
So this is what we want you to do.
Step 1: Go to a dark room and take your laptop with you (if no laptop, use a TV screen or look outside a bright window in a darkened room)
Step 2: Turn the laptop on and get a white screen up of some sort (a blank Word page is fine)
Step 3: Focus on the right side of the screen. Then move your eyes to the other side of the screen. Then back, and forth a few times (try different speeds and angles).
Do you see a haze move across your vision? Is it white or dark? Does it move with the direction of your eyes or opposite?
Many thanks from Sas, TVTipp and myself.
Yes, squinting is something I've learned to avoid.
Hello, just wanted to jump in and say that I've been to the doctor two times in the last month due to floaters. My job has caused me to spend long amounts of time in front of a computer, and floaters are now a constant problem. My doctor has assured me, however, that there are no tears in my retina and that I've just simply got a ton of floaters.
The reason I came to this thread was because, other than the normal floaters, I also see the white haze cross over my vision in the right eye when looking left to right, and only in well lit areas. And yes, it's almost as if it delays for a few moments after my eye movement.
I did not bring this up to my doctor as it had not been noticed yet.
Any updates for you?
Hello, just wanted to jump in and say that I've been to the doctor two times in the last month due to floaters. My job has caused me to spend long amounts of time in front of a computer, and floaters are now a constant problem. My doctor has assured me, however, that there are no tears in my retina and that I've just simply got a ton of floaters.
The reason I came to this thread was because, other than the normal floaters, I also see the white haze cross over my vision in the right eye when looking left to right, and only in well lit areas. And yes, it's almost as if it delays for a few moments after my eye movement.
I did not bring this up to my doctor as it had not been noticed yet.
Any updates for you?
Update:
Not much of an update but I have found something interesting.
If you look up into the sky and squint, you should usually see you normal floaters (strings and dots). Move your eyes around and they should usually follow the same direction of your eyes. This is normal.
However I have just noticed I can also see some floaters go in the opposite direction. So for the first time I can see this haze we experience as normal floaters going in the opposite direction!
It appears the haze is just floaters after all but in another layer of the eye.
Not much of an update but I have found something interesting.
If you look up into the sky and squint, you should usually see you normal floaters (strings and dots). Move your eyes around and they should usually follow the same direction of your eyes. This is normal.
However I have just noticed I can also see some floaters go in the opposite direction. So for the first time I can see this haze we experience as normal floaters going in the opposite direction!
It appears the haze is just floaters after all but in another layer of the eye.
MRI was totally and completely fine. I've just been trying to relax and not look for the floaters. It's hard to stick to - takes a bit of discipline.
Hi Cloudburster,
Thank you so much for your response! I'm so happy to get some advice and support from someone who has this as well. I am a 31 year old female and am definitely an anxious person and have been under some stress lately. It's not even just the haze - I see all kinds of floaters in a bright room or outside. If I'm in a dark room and look at a source of light, then I just see the haze. So strange. I see it with my contacts in and without.
I think your advice is great and I'll try to lay off the computer and get some more exercise. I work in front of a computer all day, but certainly can cut down my usage at night.
I have an MRI appointment in 2 days, which I'll keep (since I have been experiencing a few other slight neurological symptoms). I'll keep you posted though on what they say.
Thank you so very much!
Thank you so much for your response! I'm so happy to get some advice and support from someone who has this as well. I am a 31 year old female and am definitely an anxious person and have been under some stress lately. It's not even just the haze - I see all kinds of floaters in a bright room or outside. If I'm in a dark room and look at a source of light, then I just see the haze. So strange. I see it with my contacts in and without.
I think your advice is great and I'll try to lay off the computer and get some more exercise. I work in front of a computer all day, but certainly can cut down my usage at night.
I have an MRI appointment in 2 days, which I'll keep (since I have been experiencing a few other slight neurological symptoms). I'll keep you posted though on what they say.
Thank you so very much!
Hey Kelloggs
I've found many others after lots of research with the same thing. It appears to come on after stress. I've come to the conclusion that its all in our heads. I don't notice mine as much anymore since I stopped "looking" for it.
What helped me was laying off the computer and working out more at the gym. I had a neuro appointment but cancelled it. I slapped myself around and told myself I've already had all the tests under the sun, no point trying to find a problem which isn't there.
My mum actually has the condition too. How old are you Kelloggs? Ask the family and see if they see it.
All the best,
Cloudy
I've found many others after lots of research with the same thing. It appears to come on after stress. I've come to the conclusion that its all in our heads. I don't notice mine as much anymore since I stopped "looking" for it.
What helped me was laying off the computer and working out more at the gym. I had a neuro appointment but cancelled it. I slapped myself around and told myself I've already had all the tests under the sun, no point trying to find a problem which isn't there.
My mum actually has the condition too. How old are you Kelloggs? Ask the family and see if they see it.
All the best,
Cloudy
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