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Prevent Blindness Due to Floaters in the Eye
Posted by: | CommentsI’m 49 years old and I have been searching the internet for answers about my eye condition. I believe this is what you professionals call “vitreous floaters”. These floaters in my eye have been bothering me for the last 3 years. I was just wondering if there is something that can be done to cure them.
Bill
Las Vegas, NV
Hello Bill! Have you tried seeking for medical attention? If they diagnosed you with floaters in the eye, didn’t they tell you how it can be cured? If that’s the case, let me explain to you what floaters in the eye are.
These vitreous floaters are tiny pieces of scabs or old retinal tissues which float around in the jelly-like substance in the eye called the vitreous. Floaters in the eye can sometimes be a symptom of an impending serious eye condition and they may have come from a small retinal hole or tear. You really need to have your eyes checked by your eye doctor. They may evaluate your eyes with a complete dilated retinal exam to check if there are flashes of light present. This will indicate more problems because flashes mean tension in your retina and could be quite dangerous. If a hole is found, an eye laser treatment must be done immediately. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t wait for blood and vitreous fluids to fill the area because it may lead to retinal detachment and if left untreated, total blindness.
Remember that this is not always the case since floaters in the eye are also often caused by old age. Usually people who are diabetics and those who lack zinc on their body when they were younger are the ones who contracts floaters in the eye. I suggest that you go to your doctor as soon as possible to have that checked. It’s the only way to find out if it can be cured by eye surgery or non-thermal laser surgery and it would really depend on the condition of your eye floaters. Hope these helps. Is there any other eye issues that may run in your family line like color blindness, flashes in the eye, glaucoma or cataracts? There are helpful treatments for these eye issues….more to come later…
How to Remove Eye Floaters
Posted by: | CommentsI believe I have these so called “floaters” on my right eye and I’m getting quite annoyed with it. How will I be able remove them?
Darla,
Los Angeles, CA
Hello Darla. These so-called “eye floaters”, as we call them, have many different causes which may range from natural aging or when the wear and tear in the retina causes vitreous syneresis, being a symptom of eye abnormality such as near sightedness, injuries from eye surgery after a cataract surgery, laser surgery, Toxoplasmosis, and Tubercolosis; eye tumors due which is associated with leukemia and lymphoma, and eye infections due to diabetes. Floaters are classified depending to their causes.
Eye floaters are not dangerous so you don’t have to worry about them. But it is annoying for people who have them because it is more difficult for them to do everyday tasks such as driving or staring at something plain such as a white wall or a clear blue sky. Some eye floaters reduce in size and visibility over time and they may also move around the eye and can be a relief if it happens to get out of your field of vision. The shapes and colors of eye floaters may vary from being dark spots, thin lines, foggy and irregular, to being transparent streaks. Furthermore, the highly adaptive human brain becomes used to the eye floaters and there are times you will forget that you have them.
Although there are no medically tried and tested methods to remove floaters, there are certain vitamins, herbs, and iodine-based products which have been believed to reduce their effect. Unfortunately, there are no known oral or eye drop medications to fully cure floaters. If your case is a serious one, some doctors may suggest vitrectomy but it can be quite expensive.
Are Eye Floaters Harmful for My Eyes?
Posted by: | CommentsI was 45 when I started seeing these floaters in my left eye. What’s the deal with these things? My ophthalmologist told me that there’s nothing she can do. I’m getting desperate and I want them removed because they just seem to get worse! Can I have them removed through laser surgery?
Harvey
Miami, FL
I feel for you Harvey. According to statistics, eye floaters are a major nuisance to the general population. Especially common to older people who suffer from connective tissue disorders, eye floaters in general are not harmful for your health. It’s just pretty annoying to have them in the eyes because it is something we are not used to.
Eye floaters start at the back of the eyes upon the rupturing of blood vessels. As the blood clots, it goes straight to the vitreous humor of the eyes and just stays there. They get smaller as time goes by and before you know it, you will only see little specks of black, somewhat translucent or transparent marks in your field of vision. Now, I am not sure how you incurred eye floaters because their main causes vary but you could have prevented them by having the right knowledge and know how before they even occurred.
I know it could be irritating, even despairing for people to have eye floaters. But sadly, there are no known cures for eye floaters. Having a laser eye surgery can further damage the blood vessels in the eyes and can even cause the build-up of more eye floaters. I believe even your doctors will advise you the same thing. There are certain products which is said to help reduce the effects of having eye floaters but there is no conventional cure for it. As for those people who have a really severe case of eye floaters, vitrectomy is often suggested by doctors but it is quite pricey. Hope I helped you in any way.