Is This Eye Floater Normal?

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  • čas přidán 7. 10. 2022
  • Are Eye Floaters normal? Eye floaters commonly develop as we age and are usually not considered sight threatening. Eye floater symptoms may include moving spots in your vision and flashes, blurred vision or even complete vision loss in the event of a retinal detachment. Thankfully, eye floaters often improve on their own, otherwise floaters may be treated with a few surgical procedures. Learn about eye floater treatment here • Laser Surgery for Eye ...
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    Eye Floaters Symptoms
    - New floaters in eyes
    - Flashes of lights in your vision
    - Blurred vision
    - Vision loss or dark curtain coming into view
    **If you are experiencing any new symptoms please call your local eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) to be seen.
    If you see a large floater it could be what is called a posterior vitreous detachment. Posterior vitreous detachments carry about a 5% risk of retinal holes, retinal tears or retinal detachment. More info on retinal detachments • Retinal Detachment Sym...
    Eye Floaters Treatment
    - Time (usually eye floaters in vision improve in 1-6 months)
    - Laser Vitreolysis - see video here • Laser Surgery for Eye ...
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    About this video: Are you wondering what causes eye floaters or wanting to hear eye floaters explained? In this video series about eye floaters, Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO reviews how eye floaters affect our vision and how an ophthalmologist may treat floaters. If you are seeing eye floaters and flashes in your vision, then this is the eye floaters video series for you.
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  • @DoctorEyeHealth
    @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem +124

    Question! 1. Do you have floaters?
    2. Do they bother you
    3. Have you seen a doctor about them?

    • @Waikuteru
      @Waikuteru Před rokem +21

      1.) Yes.
      2.) Not as much anymore. I ate pineapple, including the stem, and either that improved it or the brain adjusted to it, though they were quite pregnant for years and then after a few months eating the pineapple stems, it got better. I watched your video about it, great job! I hope it's not imagination and is actually a functional treatment.
      3.) Yes, the doctor said it's harmless.

    • @CrochetDHD
      @CrochetDHD Před rokem +8

      Yes, yes, and yes.

    • @littleninja71
      @littleninja71 Před rokem +16

      1. Yes. 2. Very yes - they're right in the center of field of vision of the left eye and I constantly think my glasses are dirty. 3. Yes but he said they're just normal and nothing can be done about them.

    • @texasgirl9604
      @texasgirl9604 Před rokem +6

      1) Yes, in both eyes for numerous years; started in my 30s.
      2) Sometimes, I think the darker floaters are bugs crawling around me or my glasses.
      3) Yes, as part of my routine 6 month exam. My mother had a retinal detachment. I remember everything thing she had to do involving the evaluation, surgery & post op.; it was a lot!

    • @rel256
      @rel256 Před rokem +10

      1.Yes.2.Yes.3.Yes-the doc said, they are not dangerous, but nothing can be done.

  • @carguy4243
    @carguy4243 Před rokem +514

    I have had them since I was about 10. I am 36 now and learned to ignore them. I have not seen a doctor about them. When I was a kid I thought I had the special ability to see radio signals.

    • @lovwly6485
      @lovwly6485 Před rokem +66

      I also thought I had a special ability bro same🤣🤣😭😭😭

    • @Alparslan821
      @Alparslan821 Před rokem +15

      Not like this is hurting when i look sunshine

    • @paamsaam1398
      @paamsaam1398 Před rokem +4

      Same

    • @blobofconsciousness
      @blobofconsciousness Před rokem +8

      Wow this lifted my spirits up. How to naturally cure them...I wonder..

    • @mistermiyagi7048
      @mistermiyagi7048 Před rokem +3

      @@blobofconsciousness Jordan Peterson, the famous psychologist, claims his floaters went away after going on the carnivore diet. Don't know how long it took but probably more than 3 months on a strict carnivore diet without any dairy or eggs.

  • @davidhearn7480
    @davidhearn7480 Před rokem +133

    I’m 29 and have bad floaters bilaterally. Had them almost 2 years now. Seems they get longer and stretch further across my vision as time goes on. It’s taken the joy of going outside. Looking at concrete, sand, clear skies, light colored walls, screens are awful. Sad there is not an easy solution. Like it’s 2022 now. People don’t realize how awful these can be.

    • @alexakent4352
      @alexakent4352 Před rokem

      Here is a different take on eye floaters with a solution, just gotta be extremely open minded czcams.com/video/N8xOGVcw0-o/video.html

    • @blobofconsciousness
      @blobofconsciousness Před rokem +10

      Honestly there should be a cure...

    • @blobofconsciousness
      @blobofconsciousness Před rokem +14

      @lenmancan the doctors are clueless too... they said it could be ageing, trauma to the eyes, anything literally. I had 0 causes. However, I did have a panic attack once or twice before noticing symptoms . I don't know if they are related. But the doctors brushed it off, saying it's not. But I'm not even 30, no known family history too. I'm not sure if there's a brain eye connection. I indeed was overthinking, and my mental health wasn't the greatest. Also, I started having an eustachian tube blocking on off in ears. I feel they all are connected, but doctors weren't curious enough... they just cared about treating to not lose sight, but not about the quality of vision dropping. Sad! I guess it's just my luck not to get a proper caring doctor who would show involvement. They just did laser barrage surgery and reassured me every time I went there. The floaters have stabilised but haven't gone. I'm trying 3rd eye chanting and trying to keep away from screens. The body should be able to heal itself. The science may not be aware of yet, let's see.

    • @DMG775
      @DMG775 Před rokem +13

      25 here i have a lot of floaters in both my eyes and a tinnitus thats pretty loud, i feel old af already lmao

    • @blobofconsciousness
      @blobofconsciousness Před rokem +6

      @DARKENERGIE7272 damn I think something with sinus is connected here. I have one side ear blockage too, which will come suddenly and go away suddenly . Don't worry, let's hope it'll get better. Maybe reduce screen time. Do reiki and see. It gives freshness.

  • @silmcdon
    @silmcdon Před 3 měsíci +16

    When I was little I had these and I used to think I had superhuman vision and could see the air molecules in front of me and I was the only one.

  • @SelinaUniverse
    @SelinaUniverse Před 7 měsíci +57

    For everyone who has eye floaters and are currently in panic: keep on reading.
    I first encountered floaters when I was about 19 but somehow they moved out of my field of vision, then at 27 I suddenly had a bunch of them. At that time I also had bad anxiety, stress etc and I couldn’t stop looking for the floaters that it became a daily obsession. But: I overcame it. It WILL get better! Try to find the core of where the anxiety comes from, maybe with a little more help like therapy or someone you trust to talk to. Strangely, I still have floaters but I barely notice them because I’m not scared of them anymore. The mind is the magic! If I can do it, you can do it too!

    • @matiassolomon-iv5lg
      @matiassolomon-iv5lg Před 5 měsíci +1

      hh

    • @Comingback2hauntU
      @Comingback2hauntU Před 5 měsíci +1

      I really needed this, as ai been seeing alot of them lately, the tiny circles with a dot kind, I am scared about it, so thanks for this.

    • @asifhossain2088
      @asifhossain2088 Před 4 měsíci

      thank u so much, I am 23 And Last 7 months I was really doing hard work & all works only using Computer, less sleep, also so much stress for work, future, family etc etc.. 2 Month ago I saw foalting only one in left eye, then few days later I didn't notice much, now today morning It turns so much & yes I didn't sleep much, maybe 4-5 hrs slept

    • @nimraali1307
      @nimraali1307 Před 3 měsíci

      I am turning 26 this year and i had this problem almost last 7 months i visited the doc he gave me eye drops and i used them for 2 months and it doesn’ affect me at all after using eye drops my eyes become more weak and my vision also affected and now today i see one more floaters in my other eye and no i have multiple in both eyes but i am trying to ignore them 💔

    • @ameliaindubai2645
      @ameliaindubai2645 Před 18 dny +1

      i had floater when i was 18 years old it’s a lot but i tried to ignore them

  • @AmbroseB1900
    @AmbroseB1900 Před rokem +178

    A few years ago I suddenly had a massive increase in floaters, mostly black dots. I ignored it as previous floaters had mostly cleared on their own. A little later a "curtain" appeared in my top vision. After a while it got worse so I saw a NHS Optician who sent me straight to hospital as he diagnosed detached retina. The hospital confirmed this and said if they didn't operate that day I could go blind. They fitted me in and worked for 3 hours under local anaesthetic sucking out all my vitreous humor and replacing the retina which had a hole and a tear as well as the detachment. I had a pressurised gas bubble inserted to hold the retina in place and for 2 weeks had to lie with my head in 2 positions only to prevent the retina lifting. I was allowed to stand up for 10 minutes each hour to eat, wash etc. The bubble took 3 months to disperse before I got full sight back but with some after effects which took a good while to improve. 2 years later the other eye went but even worse requiring more ops, 10 hours in theatre all told.
    Thanks to the skill of my surgeon, I have pretty good sight, without him I surely would have been blind.

    • @TheArtBaby0
      @TheArtBaby0 Před rokem +18

      Your a lucky man

    • @kenshin2820
      @kenshin2820 Před rokem +9

      What’s the name of this surgeon? Asking for a friend

    • @AmbroseB1900
      @AmbroseB1900 Před rokem +3

      @@kenshin2820 he has now retired I'm afraid

    • @louiselovescrafting6802
      @louiselovescrafting6802 Před rokem +7

      So happy this all worked out for you! How scary!

    • @AmbroseB1900
      @AmbroseB1900 Před rokem +1

      @@louiselovescrafting6802 Thank you - it certainly was!

  • @Tini-Stic
    @Tini-Stic Před rokem +25

    I've had floaters pretty much my entire life. (I'm 23) They used to bother me a lot, but they don't really anymore. I usually don't notice them as long as I'm focused on something else.

    • @sharifislam6803
      @sharifislam6803 Před 11 měsíci

      How?

    • @supermanlegend7
      @supermanlegend7 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Think another thinks see in spectral and not fallow the flacons 😊

    • @Priyan0000
      @Priyan0000 Před 5 měsíci

      Now u notice????
      Your flotters.
      Please reply

  • @mikkosavolainen5789
    @mikkosavolainen5789 Před rokem +96

    1. Yes
    2. Yes, they depress me because there is a big pile of them in the center of my right eye. My left eye also has quite a few. I can't go anywhere without my sunglasses. It's like constant bubbles falling down.
    3. Doctor says it is no big deal but it's very difficult to ignore them since they move around.
    I would highly appreciate it if you made a video about the VDM Project, a non-profit organization that aims to find a safe, non-invasive cure for eye floaters.

    • @deancarelse6396
      @deancarelse6396 Před rokem +28

      The worst is when they say its not bad, its freaking torture man

    • @mikkosavolainen5789
      @mikkosavolainen5789 Před rokem +9

      @@deancarelse6396 What helps is believing it's just temporary. There's research being done and we won't have to deal with it forever, even if that likely means another 10 years. Atropine eye drops have worked for me.

    • @deancarelse6396
      @deancarelse6396 Před rokem +2

      @@mikkosavolainen5789 so your eye floaters is gone from just using that drops?

    • @mikkosavolainen5789
      @mikkosavolainen5789 Před rokem +2

      @@deancarelse6396 Well, if I squinted I would still see them because they are obviously still physically there, but I no longer normally see them in the sky or on walls etc. So it works for me but there's no guarantee it'll work for everyone.

    • @ande5090
      @ande5090 Před rokem +10

      Same it’s depressed me a bit like going outside isn’t fun anymore

  • @galamander_1327
    @galamander_1327 Před rokem +19

    1. Yes, since I was a little kid.
    3. Yup, I see an opthalmologist annually.
    2. They bother me, but a lot less lately. Your video on bromelain pineapple enzyme research prompted me to experiment. I noticed a definite improvement.

    • @FeerHp7
      @FeerHp7 Před rokem

      pode me dizer qual é o nome do produto? eu preciso saber qual é esse produto!

    • @juanmanuellopez2445
      @juanmanuellopez2445 Před rokem

      ​@@FeerHp7 czcams.com/video/SoMPJWhsb2U/video.html

    • @yenichanskitchen7430
      @yenichanskitchen7430 Před 11 měsíci

      How long have you eaten pineapple until it's get better? I ever ate pineapple for 2 weeks few months ago. I felt it's better. But then I stopped. And I think I can't find the final result when eating longer.

    • @wilbertbrandon5899
      @wilbertbrandon5899 Před 6 měsíci

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  • @michaelbowen4275
    @michaelbowen4275 Před rokem +50

    I paid $30,000 for a hair transplant. I will pay at least $70,000 to get these floaters out of my eye safely. That's how much I hate them

    • @strawberryseed1886
      @strawberryseed1886 Před rokem

      If you need/get cataract surgery, they’ll remove them then. I only still have them because of an eye disease.

    • @rcfnc
      @rcfnc Před rokem

      @@strawberryseed1886 they will not do it while having cataract surgery. I asked and he said no.

    • @strawberryseed1886
      @strawberryseed1886 Před rokem

      @@rcfnc that’s very strange. It’s a normal thing they do in my area for all cataract surgeries.

    • @alexakent4352
      @alexakent4352 Před rokem

      Here is a different take on eye floaters with a solution, just gotta be extremely open minded czcams.com/video/N8xOGVcw0-o/video.html

    • @MichaelKoller28
      @MichaelKoller28 Před rokem +1

      Vitrectomy helps

  • @AL-12345
    @AL-12345 Před rokem +40

    Wow. This video was perfectly timed for me. I've casually noticed one eye floater in my vision over the last year, but it never bothered me. Just this morning when I woke up, it was really noticeable. I'm glad it's nothing to worry about. Thank you for the info!

    • @guineapigtalks
      @guineapigtalks Před rokem +1

      are you okay?

    • @Sekhmet245
      @Sekhmet245 Před 8 měsíci

      What color were your floaters?

    • @AL-12345
      @AL-12345 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Sekhmet245 Black/greyish.

    • @Sekhmet245
      @Sekhmet245 Před 8 měsíci

      @@AL-12345 did you get them checked ? How many did you see ? Are blackish greyish floaters dangerous?

  • @windycity1828
    @windycity1828 Před rokem +24

    A very good video with spot on graphics regarding floaters. 🇬🇧👌

  • @moomanchu608
    @moomanchu608 Před rokem +13

    LOL that thumbnail had me like, “you better go see the retinal specialist ASAP”

  • @johnx6386
    @johnx6386 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Yes, I did see a thunderbolt flash in my peripheral vision, then, thick oily black floaters. My eye doctor immediately sent me to a retinal specialist, who did an argon laser repair. All better! Happened in the other eye a year later.

    • @dmydesigns72
      @dmydesigns72 Před 2 měsíci

      What is argon laser repair? Is this for detached vitreous?

  • @ShayanKhan-do4fx
    @ShayanKhan-do4fx Před rokem +12

    God give you more energy for helping other people🥀

  • @vadimtx7354
    @vadimtx7354 Před rokem +26

    I have very bad floaters and cobwebs, shame on modern medicine,which still has nothing to offer suffering people

    • @hassnain9670
      @hassnain9670 Před rokem +1

      yeah bro mostly eye disease have no cure just treatment that is more concerning for me

  • @Scrivscribe
    @Scrivscribe Před rokem +20

    1. Yes
    2. Yes, especially when looking at light, bright things. (E.g. white walls, out windows)
    3. Yes, they said not to worry about it as nothing can be done. Found this hard to believe in this day and age!

    • @nhanhuynh5643
      @nhanhuynh5643 Před rokem

      Yes, I got the same response that nothing could be done about them.

  • @Thegangsta00711
    @Thegangsta00711 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I just wanna thank you so much for this video which eased my nerves big time after googling some of my eye symptoms which include eye floaters which I started to get a few months ago right before my 25th birthday, and a month ago my vision started to do bad with bright lighting and it’s hurting my eyes to drive and to have to focus on too many things at once also. I have an appointment tomorrow morning but this made me feel a whole lot better about saving my vision cause I’ve been freaking out this past month. Thank you and god bless you Dr.

  • @commonsense6967
    @commonsense6967 Před rokem +7

    Yes, I'm 71, have had tons of eyefloaters for years, and a retinal tear 35 years ago. I had cataract surgery a yearago, and lately have noticed white flashes of light when I close my eyes. Floaters do interfere with my vision, and I hate them.

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods Před 5 měsíci

      Those white flashes in the eye are supposed to be a very bad sign please scroll through some of the comments before this and you will see a couple people talking about it and what it meant and what they got done

  • @cindypalumbo7503
    @cindypalumbo7503 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Yes, I do have eye floaters, but only when looking side to side so they're not a problem.
    Your channel has been a HUGE help!! Navigating the world of eyes and eye doctors can be overwhelming, but you have a good way of explaining things. I already have a helpful list of questions to ask at my next appointment as I have been watching your videos on Keratoconus(which I have been "blessed" with).

  • @auricia201
    @auricia201 Před rokem +8

    I have floaters since I was a kid 🙄 and only recently I found out what it was with CZcams videos. I never thought about asking about it to a doctor...and I don't even knew how to explain it

  • @guyh9992
    @guyh9992 Před rokem +3

    I have had eye floaters for years.
    My optometrist has warned me for years that I was at risk of a detached retina due to myopia and advised the warning symptoms.
    When overseas in July this year I suddenly developed a large number of black dots which obstructed my vision. I found an eye hospital in Hanoi which performed a laser repair of a torn retina. The Vietnamese opthalmologist advised that it would take months for the floaters to go away. They are no longer black because the blood has dispersed but still extremely annoying, causing eye strain if driving for more than three or four hours.
    The repair checked out OK when I returned home in August and returning for a checkup next month.

  • @julesk4837
    @julesk4837 Před rokem +2

    I just watched a video on Floaters, You explained exactly what I seem to have. I appreciate the depth you went into in your explanation. Very informative. Thank you

  • @takbotpedalTV
    @takbotpedalTV Před rokem +7

    I have eye floaters which I usually see when I am looking at white colored walls or going outside. My doctor told me it was caused by my dry eye disease and he gave me a prescribed lubricant eye drops. Floaters are bothering me sometimes.

    • @sherazsultan3764
      @sherazsultan3764 Před 7 měsíci

      I also have dry Eyes Problem which causes watery eyes and floaters. Does Lubricant drops helped you with dry Eyes please tell?

    • @VAMPIRE_MAYAVI.
      @VAMPIRE_MAYAVI. Před 3 měsíci

      Now its solved??

  • @tammygravis1462
    @tammygravis1462 Před rokem +6

    I hate floaters.

  • @strawberryseed1886
    @strawberryseed1886 Před rokem +42

    I’ve got floaters. They can be annoying. I once thought one was an animal in the road 😂

  • @pdken3081
    @pdken3081 Před rokem +2

    Yes, have probably had them all my life but very mild, hardly noticed them or knew what they were. In my sixties suddenly got worse With some flashing but eye test showed no signs of retina problems. Thanks for all your advice on this and other topics.

  • @mischka54
    @mischka54 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you for this - the images shown on your video were perfect as I just experienced a spot for the first time !

  • @annaogneva2064
    @annaogneva2064 Před rokem +5

    I used to have them a lot as a teenager, now I'm in my 20s and I rarely see them, mostly when i'm tired. Weirdly enough, I haven't seen them at all since my Lasik surgery 😅 Idk if there's a connection, my guess is that my eyes are less strained now without contacts.

    • @jasonmiller7703
      @jasonmiller7703 Před rokem +2

      Lasik surgey to cure myopia does not remove eye floaters maybe you had a laser treatment to reduce the floater density?

    • @annaogneva2064
      @annaogneva2064 Před rokem

      @@jasonmiller7703 I know it doesnt cure floaters, I just notice them less now for some reason
      I had regular Femto Lasik, nothing special

    • @RAJARAO-jh1dy
      @RAJARAO-jh1dy Před 2 měsíci

      Excuse me Present have you suffer

  • @iLolxProductions
    @iLolxProductions Před rokem +13

    I have eye floaters and it’s very annoying. If these are pieces of collagen floating in the eye , can’t they be dissolved?

  • @dcseain
    @dcseain Před rokem +1

    I had floaters start to appear at age 50, along with a slight change in retina based on retinal photography, so now also see a retinal specialist annually. I was told by both in February that I have normal age-related change.

  • @julielowell7540
    @julielowell7540 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Hey I've seen 7 eye doctors including specialists. Everything seems to be fine, I just need to learn to live with them

  • @Jake-Drake
    @Jake-Drake Před rokem +5

    1) Yes, I first got floaters & lightening 13 years ago.
    2) Initially they bothered me (including feeling like there was lots of gravel under my eyelids), but…
    3) I went to my ophthalmologist. Have been doing a daily regimen ever since and have no problems.
    Question: Once dry eyes, floaters, gravel under eyelids, is it forever? I’ve never tested it by stopping my daily regimen for fear of the pain returning.

    • @undeuxtrois123
      @undeuxtrois123 Před 11 měsíci +2

      What is your regimen ?

    • @Jake-Drake
      @Jake-Drake Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@undeuxtrois123 1) Warm compress & lightly massage over closed eyes 4-5 minutes (I kneel down at bathroom sink & use a wash cloth with hot, slightly running water). 2) With closed eyelids I gently tap over eyeballs & the bone underneath eyes. 3) I apply Opti-Free onto a Q-tip, then over eye lash ares with eyelids closed. I also use eyedrops in the morning and an eye gel in the evening. I hope this helps you.

    • @undeuxtrois123
      @undeuxtrois123 Před 11 měsíci

      @@Jake-Drake I doubt this helps for floaters, isn't it more for dry eyes issues ? Thank you for the tips though

    • @Jake-Drake
      @Jake-Drake Před 11 měsíci

      @@undeuxtrois123 Good point. All I can say is that since I’ve been doing this I’ve not had any floaters or flashes of lightning or feeling of gravel underneath my eyelids (painful). I get the occasional tiny spots, but it’s rather insignificant. It has worked so well for me that I am consistent on a daily basis even though my optometrist said I only need to do six out of seven days a week. I hope you found my instructions helpful as I tried to be detailed without being too wordy. What issues are you dealing with?

    • @undeuxtrois123
      @undeuxtrois123 Před 11 měsíci

      @@Jake-Drake Are you sure it's floaters you were dealing with ? I never heard of anyone with vitreous floaters managing to get rid of them by rubbing the outside of the eye, unsure what is the mechanism behind that. I did something stupid and put essential oil around my eyes, it caused damage to my eyes: I have floaters, halos and glare in my vision

  • @sahilsandhu1969
    @sahilsandhu1969 Před rokem +4

    I only see them while looking at sky. And I have been seeing them since childhood.
    They do not bother me in any way.

    • @Redeagle..
      @Redeagle.. Před rokem

      This is normal it is not floaters

    • @hs_bb
      @hs_bb Před rokem

      ​@@Redeagle.. what are they then

  • @tinahobley9901
    @tinahobley9901 Před 9 měsíci +1

    This happened to me this past week. One day - way more floaters than usual. Optometrist scans said I had a hole in my retina - referred me to an opthamologist . Was seen within a few days and laser surgery performed. Don’t delay getting checked out if your eyes change suddenly

  • @rodsmith5421
    @rodsmith5421 Před rokem +2

    I went to see one eye doctor they said nothing to worry about, i am still worried about it.

  • @nelliehuyler9189
    @nelliehuyler9189 Před rokem +3

    If had all the above and you have seen the doctor and you still cannot see in that eyes what can I do

  • @janetandy2482
    @janetandy2482 Před rokem +3

    I saw a doctor about them and he said there was nothing to do that could help. Is this really so? They have increased in the past five years. But there are no shadows and I have no loss of vision. Isn't there something that could dissolve the clumps back into the overall pool of collegen? There are super annoying!

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem

      There is some research on some supplements that may help, but it’s fairly limited evidence

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods Před 5 měsíci

      There are vids of a number of people saying how they got rid of them naturally so please look around and do your research

  • @TheErika68
    @TheErika68 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I’ve had floaters my entire life and so I’ve gotten accustomed to them. They seem more prominent when I’m dehydrated for some reason. I see my eye doctor once a year, so I know there is no problem with them.

  • @jpeetey5240
    @jpeetey5240 Před 16 dny

    Thankful for you bro

  • @dsmj7389
    @dsmj7389 Před rokem +3

    Yes, yes, and not yet.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem +2

      Thanks for commenting! Hope you can get them check on some time.

  • @nehadharmadhikari7229
    @nehadharmadhikari7229 Před rokem +4

    I noticed them while the 1st lockdown and since then my life has become hell. I see them constantly. Not able to ignore. No safe cure is available for this. I almost went in depression because of them.... Feeling hopeless !!!!!!!

  • @ThaiLifeChronicles
    @ThaiLifeChronicles Před 5 měsíci +1

    Yes, yes and yes. They said it’s ok it happens with age. I was 30 at the time.

  • @dianebondhus9355
    @dianebondhus9355 Před rokem +2

    Been there, had that in each eye. Retinal tears in each eye requiring one surgery in the left eye and two surgeries in the right eye. I still have huge floaters in each eye.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem +1

      Sorry to hear that. Everything OK now? Did the surgeries preserve your vision?

  • @Changed.User100
    @Changed.User100 Před rokem +11

    had them since I was a kid bruh. wish they find a cure for this

    • @rimbasumatary7286
      @rimbasumatary7286 Před 6 měsíci

      I'm using castor oil and seeing good results

    • @rimbasumatary7286
      @rimbasumatary7286 Před 6 měsíci

      I'm using castor oil and seeing good results

    • @1337-rw6xh
      @1337-rw6xh Před 2 měsíci

      @@rimbasumatary7286 how are u using that oil ? whats the treatement

  • @judyr9447
    @judyr9447 Před rokem +4

    Yes, yes, yes. I had vitreous detachment. Might want to mention that and explain what it is!

  • @fullsendmountainbiker5844
    @fullsendmountainbiker5844 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I’m 17 and very short sighted. I started getting them about 7 months ago and they really bothered me at the start, but now they don’t bother me. I only really notice them when on a bright computer or when looking into the sky. The one thing That has bothered me is that I’ve been getting is a bit of flickering vision which does bother me a bit but I had an eye check less than a month ago and they said it’s all fine so just something I have to get used to I guess.

  • @Primaphy
    @Primaphy Před 5 měsíci +1

    Ive had eye floaters from a young age, not sure when exactly, but I wasn’t sure what they were, I might get them checked out soon

  • @AaaaAa-yn4ig
    @AaaaAa-yn4ig Před rokem +12

    Is it normal to have floater at age 20

    • @rcfnc
      @rcfnc Před rokem +2

      Yes

    • @TASIAawful1
      @TASIAawful1 Před rokem +4

      I started to get them during my teenage years

    • @bossss.9
      @bossss.9 Před rokem

      Yes i have thats black or grey spots

    • @phyicsboi
      @phyicsboi Před rokem

      ​@@TASIAawful1bruh same now I think I am normal 😂😂

    • @brainygamemind6054
      @brainygamemind6054 Před 11 měsíci

      I got them recently I thought It was so serious

  • @Woods10995
    @Woods10995 Před rokem +4

    I’m 15 and see a ton of them is that normal

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem +4

      It can be, there are reported cases of floaters found as young as age 4

    • @Woods10995
      @Woods10995 Před rokem

      @@DoctorEyeHealth ok thank you 🙏

    • @vidhisinghania7368
      @vidhisinghania7368 Před rokem +1

      ​@@Woods10995are they still there??

    • @Woods10995
      @Woods10995 Před rokem

      @@vidhisinghania7368 yeah but I think there are a little less now

    • @hackingwithmayank4615
      @hackingwithmayank4615 Před rokem

      ​@@Woods10995bruh give me ur instA I want talk to u I also at age of 14

  • @Emiko0807
    @Emiko0807 Před 7 měsíci

    I used to see them a lot as a child after a major eye injury. But I had totally forgotten about them until you mentioned them. I haven't really seen them for years.

  • @ericcuthbert5974
    @ericcuthbert5974 Před 14 dny

    I have floaters All my life - I heard that you can get a 20 minute operation to replace the cloudy fluid - this operation should be available to everyone as it's a simple procedure.

  • @lsb888
    @lsb888 Před rokem +4

    1) yes 2) yes 3) yes: I was told nothing can be done. I have also had retinal partial detachment where I totally lost my eyesight(many,many, floaters then-went black). That was scary: but I had a surgical repair and all is good, only I still have floaters.

    • @lsb888
      @lsb888 Před rokem +2

      Thankyou for your CZcams videos.

  • @jennilynpittman6520
    @jennilynpittman6520 Před rokem +3

    I am 72, I have floaters, I saw a doctor and he said the same thing you said. They do get better for me but if I bump my head slightly they increase only to decrease over time. I don’t have, nor have I ever had, the other symptoms you mentioned.

  • @gwynt909
    @gwynt909 Před rokem +1

    I have had a huge floater dead centre of my vision for 4 years. I have seen a doctor but he says, “don’t worry. It will go away.”
    I have tried all the usual treatments but to no avail. It is still there. I move it by moving my eye sideways but it just floats back into place. All very irritating as I can’t read passed it.

  • @mariemm6032
    @mariemm6032 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I have them, sometimes I see more and sometimes t dont see any. I’m used to them now
    When I first started getting them I thought I was seeing lots of bugs. It’s weird

  • @mstoniwill
    @mstoniwill Před rokem +5

    I thought it was a bug flyin in my face🤣🤣 and I would catch myself ducking.

  • @ir651
    @ir651 Před rokem +5

    I was 6 or 7 y.o. when I first noticed these dots. What do they mean in such young age?

  • @wlodell
    @wlodell Před rokem

    Excellent video!

  • @michellecolegrove
    @michellecolegrove Před 27 dny

    I have a clear floater I’ve had since I was a kid. I work for a lot of ophthalmologist in the surgery setting and see people who have retinal attachments all the time.

  • @arthurmann578
    @arthurmann578 Před rokem +2

    I am EXTREMELY NERVOUS as I went to my Ophthalmologist just three days ago for seeing lightning bolt flashes in my left eye with no added floaters or vision change to my already very astigmatic eye. I had them start before Christmas. After examining me, he said that he did not see any retinal detachment and the pressure in both eyes was OK and it was probably just a tear in the vistrous(spelling?) membrane due to age. I am getting close to 60 now. He said to return in about a month if I still had a problem. The flashes were subsiding, I told him, for about a week now. After waking up this morning, just three days after seeing him, I noticed a dark floater building up in the bottom right corner of my left eye. Now, about 20 or so hours later, there is a LARGE amount of the gel-like fluid floating around almost half my eye sight! It appears that a LOT of the fluid had leaked out into the corner and bottom of my eye! Also, my vision is now duller/cloudier. I certainly doubt that a "floater" of THIS magnitude will improve on its own and I do not know what can be safely done on my eye. I can only think maybe YAG laser, which I do not know if my insurance will cover or the surgery that removes and changes the fluid in the eye. Most doctors shy clean away from that procedure because of the possible complications. That surgery makes ME VERY NERVOUS as well! Any ideas before I go back to see my eye doctor? Anyone else ever have this happen on a similar scale to mine? I am using a patch on and off today because it is VERY disturbing and plain SCARY! 😵

    • @TASIAawful1
      @TASIAawful1 Před rokem +1

      How are you that sounds awful

    • @arthurmann578
      @arthurmann578 Před rokem

      @@TASIAawful1 Still mostly blind in my eye and the other is STILL going through PVD! Just a few days before my surgery, I got Cov!d!! Though it is is gone now, I still have side effect like my taste has not fully recovered and my chronic pain levels are now "through the roof!!" I need to reschedule surgery soon but my pain and anxiety are keeping me back and I still have great fear about my other eye. Thank you so much for asking me! I have family members that don't even seem to give a sh!t about me or even ask how I am doing! I have met many more caring and considerate people like you and Michael down in the comments below on CZcams. Be well and safe out there yourself! 😊❤❤👍👍

  • @Snowfrostmsm
    @Snowfrostmsm Před 9 měsíci +1

    And when i was little i thought they were micro worms on my eye 😂

  • @jasonmiller7703
    @jasonmiller7703 Před rokem +2

    Eye floaters can happen at any age for people who suffer from myopia, i got my first floater at the age of 17 in the left eye and got another one bigger but less noticeable in the right eye

    • @lllBrynn
      @lllBrynn Před 11 měsíci

      Question was it hard to see long distance aswell and also when you turned 17 did you have a lot of floaters and they didnt go away the whole day

    • @SurajGupta-ku2vd
      @SurajGupta-ku2vd Před 11 měsíci

      What is your age now

  • @fauziasulaiman
    @fauziasulaiman Před rokem +1

    Good and informative video.🌹

  • @villelep
    @villelep Před rokem +1

    I have had eye floaters forever, seen them usually later on the day. I have discussed with eye doctors, but they told me not to worry.

    • @FeerHp7
      @FeerHp7 Před rokem

      pode me passar o nome dessa receita? eu preciso tomar isso !

  • @patrickfinnegan5202
    @patrickfinnegan5202 Před 7 měsíci +1

    That happened to me a couple years ago it was very strange. It was a flash of light and then all the sudden I had eye floaters in my left eye. Then not 30 days later, the same thing happened in my right eye, and I’ve been living with these floaters ever
    Sense. I did have it checked out by a doctor and he said there’s not a problem, but I wish I could get rid of those eye floaters. It’s really scary when I’m driving. Most of the time I can manipulate them and move them out of the way by rotating my eye, but there are times that I can’t and I just pray one day they’ll have a way of removing those. Thank you kindly for the video and the information.

  • @alexandrashields9082
    @alexandrashields9082 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Great video. Thank you.

  • @jarendagarner9488
    @jarendagarner9488 Před měsícem

    I have terrible floaters they bother me every day all day long. I've seen an eye Dr and he wants me to see a specialist. He said they may not want to do any procedures since it a very delicate procedure.

  • @Jordan-pr9cx
    @Jordan-pr9cx Před rokem +1

    Having anxiety and floaters is even worser ‘ reading some of the comments take the anxiety away as in some cases people have them a lot worse sad to say but they are keeping strong 😔

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem +1

      Glad you are finding some relief by reading the comments.

  • @biologie301
    @biologie301 Před rokem +2

    1. Yes( single in number , but constantly there)
    2. Yes, sometimes ( usually during the day time) ....
    3. No , cannot afford the consultation fee...☹️

  • @nickfitz9800
    @nickfitz9800 Před rokem +2

    I wen to the eye dr about floaters, flashes, and eye pain. He said it was dry eye and the flashes were the floaters bouncing off the retina. Does that sound correct to you?

  • @elizabethr4107
    @elizabethr4107 Před rokem

    Very informative ty

  • @Dalbertt503
    @Dalbertt503 Před rokem +1

    1. I do have eye floaters
    2. They bother me a lot
    3. Yes, they said at certain point I would learn how to live with it. But at this point around 1 year later I’m still being affected by this condition, most likely once I’m working in front of my computer

  • @Beautyhuntress78
    @Beautyhuntress78 Před 6 měsíci

    Doctor, you have beautiful eyes.... Thank you for all of this information...

  • @avayu2289
    @avayu2289 Před rokem

    No floaters but dry eyes after using my iPad and iPhone too much. Preservative free artificial tear drops help a lot. Love your vlogs, learn so much.

  • @demetriusrowson7940
    @demetriusrowson7940 Před 5 měsíci

    thank you for this video I was getting worried

  • @samanthaichiko1679
    @samanthaichiko1679 Před 3 měsíci +1

    1:Yes!
    2:when i just wiped my eye with towel the dot just spawns
    3:just for a sec like 9 seconds
    4:is not hair or cobweb or anything is just an withe Dots floating

  • @DeviousMous
    @DeviousMous Před 3 měsíci +1

    I’ve had these since probably seven.

  • @KeziahWestwood
    @KeziahWestwood Před rokem +1

    Yes. I have started to see eye floaters. Also I experience dry and itchy eyes a lot. What eye drops would you recommend?

  • @MrJdebest
    @MrJdebest Před rokem +2

    I do have eye floaters but one day while walking suddenly had several large bee size floaters. It was actually kind of frightening. Went to the optometrist that afternoon and he checked the back of the eyeball with an amazing piece of equipment, torn retina. Went to the ophthalmologist the next day and he confirmed the diagnosis. Off to the adjacent room and had my retina "spot welded" to the back of the eyeball. Recovery time from the sore eye took a few days. It all happened very quickly but my eye is good now.

    • @Photonees
      @Photonees Před rokem

      It was torn but your vision was still good? Or didnt the new floaters "float"?

    • @MrJdebest
      @MrJdebest Před rokem

      @Photonees The new floaters that resulted from the torn retina were large - bee sized. So, my vision was badly impacted by the torn retina . Months after the laser surgery, my vision was back to normal 🙃.

    • @Photonees
      @Photonees Před rokem +2

      @@MrJdebest great to hear. I have had floaters since im 18. I'm 40 now. Over the years, seems they changes, but recently got one a new a little bigger.when working on a PC with white background it started to annoy me and another effect. It's been weeks since I noticed it again. Could also be my brain that now notices it more as I looked for them again on purpose after I had some lasers at a party in my eye. So my brain might now notice something more while it was always there. But mu vision otherwise is still perfect. But to be safe, going to have it checked I guess. Never had it checked again since I was 18. But freaks me out a bit of you read about it... It's like when your toe hurts, you Google possible problems and you might die from it 😅

    • @MrJdebest
      @MrJdebest Před rokem

      @Photonees I think floaters are just one of life's annoyances, I kinda of sorta, but not really got used to them. ALSO, on the topics of minor things that can kill you are a bad toothache. Never ignore it. An infected tooth can pour bacteria into your bloodstream and damage internal organs.

    • @Photonees
      @Photonees Před rokem +1

      @@MrJdebest btw, bee size is difficult to understand as it depends at why distance you are looking I guess. If I watch tv or movies, not a single problem, only bright skies. But when I first noticed it at 18, it's like a fly that followed me on the ground if I walked. Was so weird back then. Let's say my new one, it smaller then the width of my pinky-top when stretching my arm forward and looking at my Pink. Then I would say about halve my pibk width. 😅 Size is difficult to explain

  • @kitnarciso7640
    @kitnarciso7640 Před rokem +1

    Yes I have eye floaters. I was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem +1

      Was it a vitreous floater then? Or a vitreous hemorrhage?

  • @DeveryAndrews
    @DeveryAndrews Před rokem +1

    Yes, they came on all of the sudden during a bike ride and I thought they would go away on their own. After a few weeks when they were still there I got concerned and saw an eye specialist who found a small tear that required laser work to tack it down. They have improved some since the laser procedure….it’s been about 3+ months and I guess I’m getting used to living with this condition. I’ve also been using warm compresses, Bruder eyelid wipes and spray along with no preservative eye drops and AREDS 2 eye supplements. I also eat some fresh pineapple every so often 😊

    • @BikerBearMTB
      @BikerBearMTB Před rokem

      Does it affect daily life like driving etc?

  • @ddmpowell
    @ddmpowell Před rokem

    I have floaters due to a posterior vitreous detachment in my right eye. They used to bother me, but are not too bothersome. I also had flashes and I did get checked out by an ophthalmologist.

  • @classyclassical7407
    @classyclassical7407 Před rokem +2

    Hi Dr Eye Health ! Just wondering if one day you could do a vid on pigmentation surgery/removal on the white part of the eye. I have had it for many years, my optometrist has told me over the years that it can be removed/scraped but just wondering what your opinion is ? I'm somewhat scared and reluctant. I wear contact lenses and I would hate to think that if I did have this small red/brown spot removed that it could interfere with my contact lenses ?...and yes I do have floaters but I have got used to them and I just ignore them !

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem +2

      Hey thank you for asking. It really depends on the type of pigmentation. Although removal is often possible, some lesions can return (although usually not as pigmented as the original). Usually, once healed, it would be unlikely to cause a problem with contact lens wear. However, as usual, it will be best to ask your local eye doctor and surgeon about your specific condition.

  • @Booster6969
    @Booster6969 Před 9 měsíci +1

    One day a year ago I started to feel dizzy/lightheaded. Then started to have horrible fatigue and ache in the back of my head along with dizziness and trouble focusing. Could hardly drive or go to the supermarket as we have horrible pressure in my ears and brain fog. Driving was like I was out of my body, very dangerous. Then I developed eye floaters all of sudden. Symptoms have gotten slightly better but floaters are bad and eye doctor said nothing is wrong my eyes!? Ache in back of my head and general "out of it feeling" still there. Hate it

  • @pattlucas7657
    @pattlucas7657 Před 3 dny

    I have spots in my right eye, as well as, cob webs in the upper corners.
    They can be annoying at times and I has them checked and they said they were fine. I also see flashes at the right far side of my eyes at dark only. Thanks😊

  • @truearmy1953
    @truearmy1953 Před 5 měsíci

    Yes I have eye floaters. They are most noticable and bothersome when i detected them on my left eye this winter while reading books outside on the sun.

  • @jennifergiuffre5475
    @jennifergiuffre5475 Před 9 dny

    When my retina detached I had a ton of black floaters that looked like a swarm of tiny black flies. It was much different than ny normal floaters

  • @joshwarner1390
    @joshwarner1390 Před 6 měsíci

    I have severe eye floaters and every time I go to my ophthalmologist they dismiss them saying they don’t threaten my eye sight but they bother me a lot especially when driving to the point that I don’t feel safe anymore driving

  • @joan-annebross9217
    @joan-annebross9217 Před rokem

    I have eye floaters that have gotten worse in the last year. I had seriously declining potassium starting summer 2021, & started passing out every few days, & hitting my right temple. One time I passed out & hit my right temple/above temple against a table leg. I almost immediately saw a dark red circle around almost the outer edge of my vision. I was afraid that I had detached my retina, but I was slowly dying & didn't know it, & couldn't do anything about it.
    After a few days, the red circle started turning black, then it broke up. More floaters.
    I experienced lots of blurriness & feeling like I couldn't clear my vision while in the hospital & rehab for 9 months. Nothing helped, not even Systane, which usually does help my dry eyes (I also have blepharitis.)
    I finally got an eye exam with the facility's consulting eye doctor. She told me I have a small cataract in that right eye, & that she couldn't find any problems in the eyes other than the cataract. I was also CT scanned in the hospital & didn't hear of any issues in my head.
    I'd appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

  • @mickmook1317
    @mickmook1317 Před rokem +1

    thanks for that.
    I've got floater's on a bright sunny day I can see them.
    but if it's indoors I see nothing.
    should I see an a eye doctor??

  • @zenabubawah3708
    @zenabubawah3708 Před 7 měsíci

    Informative. Thank you

  • @user-gb1hr7vb7r
    @user-gb1hr7vb7r Před rokem

    Thank you doctor...👍🏻

  • @deyna_xx
    @deyna_xx Před 10 měsíci

    I have eye floater now. I was worried but after watching your vids, it calms me now. Hope it wont really serious.

  • @sarahaida4239
    @sarahaida4239 Před rokem +1

    I have floaters since I was 16, it was only on my left eye. As time went by, the floaters became more on both eyes. I went to see the doctors but they just said it was ok. I never like to drive during day time, having to look at the clear sky with those floaters. It was like looking through the window with spots on it. I just remembered few years ago, I suddenly felt a flash in my eyes and I quickly shut my eyes, I thought I was going to lose my sight.

    • @DoctorEyeHealth
      @DoctorEyeHealth  Před rokem +1

      The flash is always a concerning sign, have you seen a doctor about it? Otherwise I understand the frustration with the floaters. Some days it seems worse for me than others.

  • @wedontlikenoneofyou
    @wedontlikenoneofyou Před 8 měsíci

    Dude I have diabetic and hypertensive eye disease and I'm barely turning 36 I'm so scared and sad some days are worse and scarier some months are normal because I kinda caught it in time but sometimes I'll wakeup in the dark and there's lines of lights white blue purple orange and dots of light on the peripheral vision. No tears or breaks alhamdulilah take your medication, I didn't start taking it until recently and it totally almost restored my vision and symptoms. I ignored it since I was 13 years old. I never believed in medicine till now, the benefit totally outweighs the risk concerns I had.

    • @muhammadharismughal3321
      @muhammadharismughal3321 Před 8 měsíci

      Sir i see yellow dot flashing in vission sometimes is it normal like floaters??

  • @fauziasulaiman
    @fauziasulaiman Před rokem +2

    How beautiful eyes.

  • @caty9995
    @caty9995 Před měsícem

    I used to get them even in my late teens and then on and off up to now. Pretty much all my life.

  • @dorisrapino8694
    @dorisrapino8694 Před 11 měsíci

    I have had floaters for a few years in my right eye for a few years. I am used to them and rarely notice them anymore. Last fall , I had them in my lft eye and within a few hours, they got worse until I had a big black spot hindering my vision. It was a retinal tear and was promtly treated.

  • @garypaquin9571
    @garypaquin9571 Před 5 měsíci

    I have seen three ophthalmologists (and one senior resident). They advise acceptance as I am 68 and have been nearsighted since I was 12 years old. Two surgeries are apparently available but all advise against because often there is no improvement or vision gets worse.
    Yes they do bother me. The docs apparently considered the condition trivial and dismissed me.