Damn, I got a floater!

[lastlib]

Left eye--looks like a thin strand of black felt with itty-bitty strands of fluff hanging off of it. And it moves every time my eyeball moves to look somewhere else. Damn thing is gonna be at least as annoying as a day of Shitgibbon's tweets.

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[elleng]

1. but it won't last as long!

[Kurt V.]

2. doc once told me my jello was getting soft. re: floaters. so it goes.

[yonder]

3. Could be a Posterior Vitrious Detachment?

Usually not serious but annoying. 3 years ago I developed a translucent, ring-like floater at the center of my vision along with a bunch of spots at the edge of vision. The doc says there's a good chance the other eye will get it too.

Last year I was carefully getting rid of a hornet's nest and mistook the spots for a bunch of them coming after me. My wife says it was a riot watching me try to get away.

I've mostly gotten used to the ring floater but still mistake the spots for bugs flying at me sometimes.

It sometimes sucks getting old. Good luck.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

4. Go see an ophthalmologist at once.

Because I have had Migraines for decades, I thought it was just another headache side affect. Not so. I finally saw a specialist and was diagnosed with MEWDS (Multi-evanescent White Dot Syndrome), an auto-immune disorder. Further testing revealed Euthyroid Graves' Opthalmopathy, a worse auto-immune disorder. My eye-sight has deteriorated significantly in the last year. What I could read a year ago WITHOUT my glasses, I now struggle to read WITH my glasses. And the pain is excruciating. Feels like someone poured hot sand in my eyes. It wakes me up in the middle of the night.

This may not be you . . . but if you're like me, your eyesight is a precious gift. Don't second guess it. Go get it checked out.

Please.

[lastlib]

5. I probly will--hope I can get in w/o much trouble.

Transportation is a problem right now since I can't drive, and my opthamologist is 30 miles away.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

6. If you're over 55, call the local Senior's Council.

Most cities have one and they can help you arrange transportation.

[flor-de-jasmim]

7. I had one that looked like a very lacy spider web. It drove me nuts for several days.

You have my sympathies...

[blueinredohio]

8. I have had floaters my whole life. I thought everyone had them

until I said something about them and everyone looked at me like I was crazy. So evidently everyone doesn't have them.

[TomSlick]

9. Yeah, me too.

The interesting bit is that I mostly notice them when I think about it - like now.

[Major Nikon]

10. I'm a bit disappointed. I thought you were talking about something else

[lastlib]

12. I don't do Baby Ruths, Major.

sorry (not) to disappoint you.

[Laffy Kat]

11. Posterior vitreous detachments are benign but you always have to rule-out...

- a retinal detachment and only a physician--preferably an ophthalmologist--can do it. A retinal detachment is an emergency and if you don't receive treatment early you can lose vision in that eye.

I have PVDs in both eyes and you do eventually get used to them. Are you seeing flashes of light out of your periphery vision? That is a symptom of both PVDs and RDs, too.

https://www.healio.com/optometry/retina-vitreous/news/print/primary-care-optometry-news/%7B69288f55-625f-4e35-aa7a-605b13d265a2%7D/carefully-differentiate-pvd-from-retinal-breaks

[nolabear]

13. Yeah, I got one beginning about three weeks ago.

Typical vitreous detachment I’m told. I can ignore it most of the time but it’s a pain. The optometrist tells me it’ll lessen and my brain will adjust, likely just in time for the other one to do it.

Looks like I’m looking through a microscope at a virus...