Floaters

['Abd Al-Maajid]

Floaters are simply dead cells sloughing off the inner eyeball. These cells then float around in our optic fluids until our body eliminates them. Our eyes are amazing, if something floating in our optic fluid passes the right distance between our retina and cornea we can see it even if it is as small as a single cell.

Most floaters are due to collagen fibers aggregating together.
www.oneclearvision.org

 

[جوري]

Floaters are a perfectly normal thing. they seldom are the symptoms of any disease. .

true dat.. everyone has them to some degree, however they can be a sign of retinal detachment ******yikes********* not a good thing then..

 

['Abd Al-Maajid]

true dat.. everyone has them to some degree, however they can be a sign of retinal detachment ******yikes********* not a good thing then..

But it bothers me. They are dark and not transparent like this one

. They are darker and very annoying.

 

[Woodrow]

Most floaters are due to collagen fibers aggregating together.
www.oneclearvision.org

True for severe floaters caused by Degenerative Vitreous Syndrome. However, in the case of the common floaters that everybody has those are simply dead cellings sloughing off the inner lining. Similar to the skin cells we shed constantly

 

[Woodrow]

true dat.. everyone has them to some degree, however they can be a sign of retinal detachment ******yikes********* not a good thing then..

Now that is beyond mild concern or just a pesty awareness. Wouldn't that normally be the result of a disease such as diabetes or a severe head injury?

But, perhaps if a person is having concerns about floaters it would be best to get an ophthalmic exam and get either an early diagnosis which is usually treatable or Peace of Mind they are just the common every day harmless floaters.

 

[جوري]

Now that is beyond mild concern or just a pesty awareness. Wouldn't that normally be the result of a disease such as diabetes or a severe head injury?

But, perhaps if a person is having concerns about floaters it would be best to get an ophthalmic exam and get either an early diagnosis which is usually treatable or Peace of Mind they are just the common every day harmless floaters.

yup, trauma, autoimmune disease htn, dm, etc etc.
anything is possible lol..

 

['Abd Al-Maajid]

Floaters are a perfectly normal thing.

true dat.. everyone has them to some degree, however they can be a sign of retinal detachment ******yikes********* not a good thing then..

But highly myope people are at high risk of retinal detachment. And I am a myopic patient so that means I have to be more concerned about these floaters?

 

[Woodrow]

But highly myope people are at high risk of retinal detachment. And I am a myopic patient so that means I have to be more concerned about these floaters?

Sister Lily may add her opinion. Myself if I knew I had any risk for retinal detachment I would be very concerned about floaters.

 

[Beardo]

AbdulMajid bhai, I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive you for making me read this thread. I become subconscious about these things. >_< Now everytime my glasses get dirty, I'm going to freak.

 

[جوري]

Sister Lily may add her opinion. Myself if I knew I had any risk for retinal detachment I would be very concerned about floaters.

lol.. lots o myopic people don't have retinal detachment..
I have very poor vision myself, I am practically blind in one eye, where I had a terrible infection as a child and was sick for ages..

 

['Abd Al-Maajid]

(was dumb then ).

I see that nothing has changed

:skeleton:ffended:

 

[CosmicPathos]

The name "Floaters," which is a cute little name for the disease, does not do justice to the debilitating and psychologically frustrating disease which inflicts many people in the world. Ophthalmologists tell such people to "live with it." Its insulting, if not insinuating and downright immoral, for ophthalmologists to discount vitreous opacities just like that in ppl who suffer from it. "live with it," they say. Its funny how modern medical advances allow one to enlarge their breasts but offers no safe treatment for vitreous opacities.

Most people have translucent floaters which do not bother them. because these floaters dont do anything in the eye except to just exist there and float around. But other ppl have darker floaters in the form of serious vitreous opacities which actually refract and blur light. These darker floaters decrease the quality of vision for these people and remain a constant nuisance in the sight.

I started a thread on floaters on IB in Feb 2010 (many ppl might recall it and search it). At that point I did not know whats going on but the last few months have taken me on a roller coaster ride. My floaters increased and become darker (thats why I started the thread in Feb) because of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). The collagen fibers have collapsed in my eye and and have presented themselves in an agonizing way. I am not even a sever myope ... just -2.50 in both eyes. Myopic people, be careful, be very careful.


Just thought I'd share that.

With 0 electives done in ophthalmology yet, I am still certain that is what I want to become from personal experience. To put an end to this accursed disease. inshALLAH.

@ abdulmajid: if you have darker floaters then there is no treatment for it. It means you are also at high risk for developing them in future. This is not a medical advice, just a probable scenario.

Severe myopes are at increased risk of retinal detachment. Retinal detachment is a medical emergency. If left untreated, it can lead to permanent blindness in few days or even in a day.

Symptoms of RD"

1- sudden increase in floaters
2- sudden flashes of thundering light in the eye
3- curtain over the vision.

 

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

Oh interesting thread
I dont have em, but as brother Woodrow says "we all have em" sounds kinda kool . . . . .

But ive never seen a "Floater" lol

 

[tango92]

i actually thought this thread was about a bathroom related issue from the title ;D;D

 

[abdussattar]

Hmm im a high myopic with -4.5 on right and -4 on left :hmm: but I have translucent floaters... anyone got any tips on reducing my Myopia? :embarrass:

 

['Abd Al-Maajid]

@ abdulmajid: if you have darker floaters then there is no treatment for it. It means you are also at high risk for developing them in future. This is not a medical advice, just a probable scenario.

You are scaring me. I have studied my floaters. I have transparent floaters with some darkness in between like Mitochondria ;D

 

[Alpha Dude]

i actually thought this thread was about a bathroom related issue from the title ;D;D

Lol. So did I at first.

 

[CosmicPathos]

Hmm im a high myopic with -4.5 on right and -4 on left :hmm: but I have translucent floaters... anyone got any tips on reducing my Myopia? :embarrass:

myopia is due to a rather large/elongated eye ball. You could treat it with Lasik but I dont suggest that. better to wear spectacles. Myopia will stop naturally whenever your eyes will stop getting longer ....

you cant control emergence of floaters but you can take steps to reduce developing PVD and floaters ....

1- dont fall and hit your head on the ground!
2- dont let someone punch you in the eye
3- dont ever take roller coaster rides in theme parks
4- dont put gravity pressure on your eyes, only exception is sajood and rakoo in prayers ...
5- dont run and dont shake your head vigorously.



i would also like if the vale's lily can give more of her comments ....

 

[abdussattar]

Myopia will stop naturally whenever your eyes will stop getting longer ....

Hmm My spectacle power hasnt decreased in the past 4 years.. Infact, its increasing... .50/year...

 

[CosmicPathos]

Hmm My spectacle power hasnt decreased in the past 4 years.. Infact, its increasing... .50/year...

your myopia of -4.00 is not severe. its moderate. Severe myopia is usually above -6.00.

You cant stop your myopia. Its a natural process for it to increase unless the genes causing it are identified and then we might have some treatments. Just keep on getting your eyes checked yearly, by an ophthalmologist (eye specialist), not an optometrist! I do not trust optometrists!

Do not get LASIK surgery done, no matter how safe they it is. Every surgical intervention to body has risks. they money making eye specialists will say "ooh its only 0.01%." What if you fall into 0.01% and not 99.9%?? Life is not fair. Do not get LASIK for such a bengin issue of wearing glasses. Its safer to wear glasses. Many people's floaters increased after LASIK. And to be honest, glasses look cool, they add to personality.