Anyone hear of "eye floaters"?

Str8PoolPlayer said:
... a Retinal Surgeon concluded that I had "tears" in the Retina attributed to decades of shooting Compensated Competition Pistols ... Back in 2000, I was competing in a National Championship and one of the Courses of Fire required forward movement into a Tunnel while shooting at targets thru Ports in the Tunnel Walls ... The Muzzle Blast rebounding off the Walls resulted in a "concussion" to my right eye ... The very next morning I awoke to find my vision blocked by a large "grey" mass directly in my line of sight ... I called my Optometrist and he examined me thoroughly (to the best of his ability) ... He stated that it was floaters that had flaked off the inner wall of my eye and that they would eventually break up and move out of my vision ... He couldn't have been more wrong in his diagnosis ...

After 3 more years of patiently waiting for the floaters to subside, my Physician decided to send me to a Retinal Surgeon ... His diagnosis was bleeding from broken vessels in the eye, probably from continued exposure to Muzzle Blast ... He has performed several Laser treatments and Injected Steroids into the eyeball ($2500.00 each) over the past 3 years and only minimal improvement has been realized ... NOW he tells me that nothing more can be done and that I have a Cataract on that Eye ... Friday I go to another Specialist for that problem and, hopefully, he can restore my vision enough to continue my Shooting Competition (non-compensated pistols only) and also improve my vision for Pool ...
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E Gad Man.... :eek: god bless you..... I'll say a prayer for you..... any eye problems are the worst.... Good Luck..!!! :) :)
 
Thanks for the kind words ... I really like Pistol Competition and have always loved Pool ... Just hoping to play at both a while longer ...
 
I get them too, but never realized how common they are. I see a little black spec that moves from top to bottom in my line of sight. I learned to pretty much ignore them and only pay attn to them from time to time.
 
i have has them muy whole life, i noticed them when i was a little kid, they dont affect anything I do, i have to refocus my eyes to see them-wht ever thet means:confused:
 
9Ball_JJ said:
I get them too, but never realized how common they are. I see a little black spec that moves from top to bottom in my line of sight. I learned to pretty much ignore them and only pay attn to them from time to time.
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Mine is a little different than that. They're more like small filiments floating through my line of sight. Pretty mild stuff compared to str8's so I generally just ignore them.
 
I first notice floaters when I was around 23. Mine looks like a segmented worm or a string of cells connected together in a line. If I close my eyes and look toward a light or the sun I see all kind of different arrangements. One was so bad that it would interfere with reading. It was like following the bouncing ball. It eventually moved. Never heard of draining the fluid.
 
Fatboy said:
i have has them muy whole life, i noticed them when i was a little kid, they dont affect anything I do, i have to refocus my eyes to see them-wht ever thet means:confused:
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These ones are black Eric... They used to look like what 'The Book' was talking about. Clear, and looked like little strings of cells, but now there are many many in there, and they are turning dark black. I don't even like reading anymore. I can stand about 5 minutes of leisure reading, and then I'm done. It's annoying.
 
Josh Palmer said:
These ones are black Eric... They used to look like what 'The Book' was talking about. Clear, and looked like little strings of cells, but now there are many many in there, and they are turning dark black. I don't even like reading anymore. I can stand about 5 minutes of leisure reading, and then I'm done. It's annoying.
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When I first started noticing mine, I had the same problem. After a while though, I just stopped thinking about it so much and it wasn't until this thread that I started noticing them again. Thanks! lol

To rework an old phrase; Out of mind, out of sight.
 
WHOA.... There Goes Another One........... Far Out

Str8PoolPlayer said:
After 3 more years of patiently waiting for the floaters to subside, my Physician decided to send me to a Retinal Surgeon ... His diagnosis was bleeding from broken vessels in the eye...
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The exact same thing happened to me and my Physician wrote me prescription to see Retinal Surgeon.......... the problem arose when I read the prescription and my 'floaters' impaired my vision. I ended going to the Rectal Surgeon instead of the Retinal Surgeon.

He cleared up the bleeding from the broken vessels and everything came out alright in the end............. but I STILL have floaters.
Doug
( aren't these floaters the same as the zoomers that many of us had in 60s ) :)




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You may have a partially detacted retina. Or you may have cataracts. Have this looked into ASAP. If your private ins. doesn't pay for it medicare most likely will. This is nothing to fool around with.

As for the stingy looking floaters that you "see" when you eyes are closed - that is pieces of dust and dirt that gets inot your eyes during the course of a day. Especially if you work out doors. The wind blows dirt and dust around all the time and it gets into you eye. Most of the time when you see them they float from the top to the bottom of your eye. This is just the way the eye cleans itself.
 
Josh Palmer said:
These ones are black Eric... They used to look like what 'The Book' was talking about. Clear, and looked like little strings of cells, but now there are many many in there, and they are turning dark black. I don't even like reading anymore. I can stand about 5 minutes of leisure reading, and then I'm done. It's annoying.
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what i am seeing the past 4-5 months is vertical "bands" of blurry to clear vision about 2" wide on my computer monitor, clear to fuzzy to clear to fuzzy etc etc mostly in my left eye, when i focus on a "band" it clears up but they are there on both sides
 
Yes, I have them occasionally, and I'm 67. Scarier yet: Sometimes a pattern creeps into my vision, as if looking thru some sort of multicolored mesh. An optician told me it's nothing to worry over, because it will come and go. It's never happened while shooting, however. It usually lasts a few minutes. The floaters as well, last only briefly.
 
They can also be caused by complications with diabetes or having diabetes for many years. There are a few different types of Retinopothy, I forget what they are now. When I went to the eye doctor a few months ago they noticed it when they dialated my eyes. They told me it was from being diabetic for 15 years and to be sure to have it checked out if it gets worse but its just something that will happen. I would imagine that other illnesses could affect it as well.

Sarah
 
I had never heard of them until one day in a local room a guy I know told me why he had stopped gambling for any high $. He then explained to me what floaters were. About a year later I had gone by the hospital to pick up some meds and on the way back to my car I stepped off the curb and all of a sudden I had all of these black specks in my vision. I took off my glasses and they were still there. It scared the sh--t out of me until I recalled my conversation with Tyrone. There were spots and whispy things like when you strike a wooden match and it doesn't light clean. I got into my car, the windshield looked like oil had been sprayed on it, and drove 2 blocks to my opthamologist who explained to me what was happening. He said it might or might not clear up to a degree in time. The 1st thing I see every morning are floaters. Sometimes it makes me want to paint my ceiling black. Yeah, I'm old.
 
I've had them every since I got lens implants. In my case the aqueaous fluid doesn't completely fill up my eyeballs and sort of sloshes around a little bit,for want of a better explanation. I don't think you can get rid of them. I found out later that the surgery I had could cause your retina to tear, leaving you blind in that eye. i had mine done about 4 years ago and wished I had just kept my contacs. I now wear glasses and would strongly advise anybody against having this surgery done!
 
TheBook said:
I first notice floaters when I was around 23. Mine looks like a segmented worm or a string of cells connected together in a line. If I close my eyes and look toward a light or the sun I see all kind of different arrangements. One was so bad that it would interfere with reading. It was like following the bouncing ball. It eventually moved. Never heard of draining the fluid.
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If you're seeing a bunch of cells floating around, you most probably have the start of a cataract. Floaters are little black dots that usually come and go, but sometimes can cause a vision problem. I had both floaters and a cataract in one eye as a result of a retinal tear. One floater was very large and sat right on my optic nerve, so it completely hindered my central vision. I opted to have the floater removed by having all the vitreous fluid removed from that eye and replaced with silicone. In the same surgery, I had the cataract removed and replaced with a permanent lens and the tear in my retina fixed. It took well over a year for the eye to fully heal and I did have to have a very minor laser procedure several months later, but now my distance vision is 20/20 and crystal clear. One drawback to the cataract surgery is that you will need reading glasses. I don't know if I would do it over again due to the recovery time, but now, 3 years later, I'm happy I went through it.
 
Brklyn said:
If you're seeing a bunch of cells floating around, you most probably have the start of a cataract. Floaters are little black dots that usually come and go, but sometimes can cause a vision problem. I had both floaters and a cataract in one eye as a result of a retinal tear. One floater was very large and sat right on my optic nerve, so it completely hindered my central vision. I opted to have the floater removed by having all the vitreous fluid removed from that eye and replaced with silicone. In the same surgery, I had the cataract removed and replaced with a permanent lens and the tear in my retina fixed. It took well over a year for the eye to fully heal and I did have to have a very minor laser procedure several months later, but now my distance vision is 20/20 and crystal clear. One drawback to the cataract surgery is that you will need reading glasses. I don't know if I would do it over again due to the recovery time, but now, 3 years later, I'm happy I went through it.
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yep... sounds like what I have found out as well.. the one that hampers my vision is in my right eye.. right smack in the center!! I hear that the real solution is removing the vitreous fluid and replacing it, but it also carries the risk of being blind. Wow! Good think I still know what a good looking chick looks like. If I start getting confused at that, It's time for surgery!
 
One possible solution

A friend told me that taking an Eye Vitamin (Lutein) once a day for 30 days will make them go away for a month or two.

He took a multi-vitamin but, stated that the main ingredient be Lutein.

This would sure be worth a try.

Let me know if this helps.

Karate-

I have a bottle of Lutein here and it's says on the side..
"Lutein is the principal Carotenoid found in the central area of the retina called the macula. Lutein possesses antioxidant properties that contribute to the health of the eyes"........end quote.
 
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