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Man, This Has Hit Home. Went To Have My Eyes Examined, She Saw Blood Clots In Back Of Eyes. Refered Me To A Retina Care Center. He Started Off By Giving Injections Into Right Eye Only (2 Times) Then Treated With Laser. Said It Would Take About A Year. It's Been About 6 Months Can't See Any Improvment. (no Pun Intened) Just Can't Focus On Edge Of Balls.
 
Josh Palmer said:
I have these little suckers pretty bad. I guess it sucks getting older and falling apart! They look like little black dots that move on their own inside the eye, and always in the line of vision. At times, they can make the edge of the ball bend and appear squiggly. Anyhow, I think there is a surgery for them, but it's too spendy for me.


Here's what they look like:

http://www.gotfloaters.com/
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My doctor tells me that everyone has them, and that I'd probably never notice that I have them, except I stare at a white/light screen often. Especially when writing documents.

He pretty much said there wasn't anything to be done about them. Maybe this new surgery is an answer in the waiting.

Fred
 
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also have the ones that look like tiny short curly-kind-of pieces of hair. Those are the ones that get me when they float into view.
 
Josh Palmer said:
I have these little suckers pretty bad. I guess it sucks getting older and falling apart! They look like little black dots that move on their own inside the eye, and always in the line of vision. At times, they can make the edge of the ball bend and appear squiggly. Anyhow, I think there is a surgery for them, but it's too spendy for me.


Here's what they look like:

http://www.gotfloaters.com/
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I noticed mine couple years ago. According to my eye doctor they are fluid debris from inside the eyes. Funny part is they make me hungry when they do appear (usually when I'm outside at sunrise). Reason: they look like juicy crab legs. I'm still waiting for the lobster tails and steaks to show up. The day I'll really pay attention is when I see lottery/mega lotto numbers float by. :D
 
I was thinking about asking about this. Luckily the search option works well! (for all those that would have stated - "This has been talked about before; you should do a "search" in the forums before starting a new thread.")

I have always had a few black dots but a month or so ago, I had some bursts of light on a Saturday night and then the next day all this crap was in my right eye. I thought it was on my contact, but realized after a weekend tourney when I took off my contact they were still there.

I looked it up on the internet and it said it could be the signs of a detached retina. Sheat!!

I made an appointment right away!! After the doc confirmed my retina wasn't detached, he said the "gel" behind my eye can get in front of it and cause the floaters. Kind of like a glass of water - carrying it your whole life, eventually some of the water would spill out.

If it gets worse, he says, come see him again right away so he can check it out. He says my eyes will get used to it in a few months. But, he said this is my new "baseline." WTF!! Mine is so bad right now... omg...

btw, the graphic below the balloon is what I am seeing: http://www.gotfloaters.com/

I read on the internet this can be caused from drama. Guess I should be more careful getting b1tched slapped! :grin:
 
jimmyg said:
If they ever get real bad while shooting pool, and you see three object balls, always shoot for the middle ball....it works.:D
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What if all three balls are rotating around each another?
 
akaTrigger said:
I was thinking about asking about this. Luckily the search option works well! (for all those that would have stated - "This has been talked about before; you should do a "search" in the forums before starting a new thread.")

I have always had a few black dots but a month or so ago, I had some bursts of light on a Saturday night and then the next day all this crap was in my right eye. I thought it was on my contact, but realized after a weekend tourney when I took off my contact they were still there.

I looked it up on the internet and it said it could be the signs of a detached retina. Sheat!!

I made an appointment right away!! After the doc confirmed my retina wasn't detached, he said the "gel" behind my eye can get in front of it and cause the floaters. Kind of like a glass of water - carrying it your whole life, eventually some of the water would spill out.
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The way my eye doc explained that last bit to me: Basically your eye is a big ball of gooey liquid. Floaters are what you see when little pockets of this goo start to dry out. Just something that happens as we get older.

I've had floaters for the past... oh, year and a half - and after the first few "OMG spots" months, I've pretty much forgotten about them. When I really concentrate on finding them, yeah they're there, but not as bad as in the past, I don't think.
 
I've had floaters for years. What I do is tilt my head to one side and they all float over to the edge of my eye where they don't bother me.

I made that up.
 
They come upon me at times and I have to sit down with an ice cold compress against my eyes for a few minutes and then I'm ok and the black spots are gone. I have twice been driving and had whitish clear floaters apear in the sunlight that were really wierd and almost made me sick on my stomach, and made it very hard to drive far enough to get off the road. This is some wierd shizzle, I'm 51 and hope they don't get worse with age but they have never bothered me while shooting pool.--Leonard
 
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Someone please correct me if I'm wrong: Bear with me:

If your floaters move the direction you move your eyes then they are in front of your lens in what is called the aqueous humor. These are usually harmless and usually no treatment is needed or recommended. They may be annoying perhaps, but are benign.

If they don't follow your eye movement, or move the opposite direction, then they are probably behind the lens, in the vitreous humor, and you may need to be examined.

The gel-like substance that is behind the lens and in front of the retina, the back of the eyeball, is known as vitreous humor. Vitreous humor fills the eyeball. It may liquify as we age which may cause problems and it can also become detached from the retina. These conditions can result in visual disturbances that may need to be treated. Of course this in not all inclusive: many other conditions may exist that are serious but we're talking floaters here.

Aqueous humor replinishes throughout life while vitreous humor doesn't, hence the aging process may lead to some breakdown of it's quality and function.

I've had floaters as long as I can remember, as have many others, so I don't buy into the old age scenario 100% although they may begin later in life or increase with age.

If they bother you get an examination. If treatment is recommended than get at least two opinions, especially before submitting to anything invasive. Not all floaters need treatment.

Hope this is useful.

Jeff
 
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CocoboloCowboy said:
Common condition in "old people".
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Well i am one of the old guys, and am schadual for surgery oct 21 to remove cadarecks, hope it solves my problems!!I soon will be a new man!!! sot hearing aid- rogain for hair surgery for my eyes-and VIGRA for my sex life,IM BACK IN THE GAME WATCH OUT YOUG FELLOWS, OLD STICK ON THE LOOSE AGAIN!!!!:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
stick8 said:
Well i am one of the old guys, and am schadual for surgery oct 21 to remove cadarecks, hope it solves my problems!!I soon will be a new man!!! sot hearing aid- rogain for hair surgery for my eyes-and VIGRA for my sex life,IM BACK IN THE GAME WATCH OUT YOUG FELLOWS, OLD STICK ON THE LOOSE AGAIN!!!!:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
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TMI! lol!
 
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akaTrigger said:
TMI! lol!
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I had floaters since I was a kid. Very distracting.

Then I went out and bought a pair of contacts with naked women on them. I don't even see the floaters anymore.

I now walk into walls and my driver's license has been revoked, but I really don't have a floater problem anymore.
 
Stones said:
Had 'em my whole life and ever once in a while, one will get dead center in the middle of my vision while I'm down on a shot. I just raise up, look up at the ceiling and it will move off. Then, back to business! LOL

Stones
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This is very good advice. Lil trick to get them out of your line of vision.:thumbup:
 
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Jeffrey Hall said:
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong: Bear with me:

If your floaters move the direction you move your eyes then they are in front of your lens in what is called the aqueous humor. These are usually harmless and usually no treatment is needed or recommended. They may be annoying perhaps, but are benign.

If they don't follow your eye movement, or move the opposite direction, then they are probably behind the lens, in the vitreous humor, and you may need to be examined.

The gel-like substance that is behind the lens and in front of the retina, the back of the eyeball, is known as vitreous humor. Vitreous humor fills the eyeball. It may liquify as we age which may cause problems and it can also become detached from the retina. These conditions can result in visual disturbances that may need to be treated. Of course this in not all inclusive: many other conditions may exist that are serious but we're talking floaters here.

Aqueous humor replinishes throughout life while vitreous humor doesn't, hence the aging process may lead to some breakdown of it's quality and function.

I've had floaters as long as I can remember, as have many others, so I don't buy into the old age scenario 100% although they may begin later in life or increase with age.

If they bother you get an examination. If treatment is recommended than get at least two opinions, especially before submitting to anything invasive. Not all floaters need treatment.

Hope this is useful.

Jeff
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I've had them for years now, but don't see them while playing pool. I see them after looking out the window and back at the monitor after reading for a long period of time. They appear to float in the direction of my eye movements. I have slapped at them thinking they were gnats.:smile:
 
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DRW said:
I've had them for years now, but don't see them while playing pool. I see them after looking out the window and back at the monitor after reading for a long period of time. They appear to float in the direction of my eye movements. I have slapped at them thinking they were gnats.:smile:
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Floaters can certainly be annoying and distracting.

I failed to mention another reason for seeing things: Lysergic acid diethylamide which often causes you to see objects that may make you swat the air or flail your limbs about in space. You will usually experience an array of colors and hallucinations as well. Typically though, this experience subsides on it's own after about 12 to 18 hours.

Timothy Leary
 
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Jeffrey Hall said:
Floaters can certainly be annoying and distracting.

I failed to mention another reason for seeing things: Lysergic acid diethylamide which often causes you to see objects that may make you swat the air or flail your limbs about in space. You will usually experience an array of colors and hallucinations as well. Typically though, this experience subsides on it's own after about 12 to 18 hours.

Timothy Leary
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I'm tellin ya, they were gnats, dammit!:grin::grin:
 
Floaters disguised as gnats

DRW said:
I'm tellin ya, they were gnats, dammit!:grin::grin:
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Yeah, yeah. Call em what you want. You'll be coming down in a few hours and everything will be back to normal.
 
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