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Thread Spinoff: Objects float in my vision

clayj said:
Usually, to see the things floating on your eyes, you have to close your eyes (so that there's nothing else for you to see) in a bright environment (so that there's some light penetrating your eyelids).
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I leaned in to my Cinema Display, opened my eyes wide, and started looking around. Sure enough, there were black strands that moved when I changed where I was looking. I never see them normally, but under just the right conditions...

Crazy.
-Chasen
 
I have had so many floaters in my eyes that they were blocking about 1/5 of my normal vision, it got so bad that I had the fluid in my eyes sucked out end replaced with nice clean liquid, but now they are back ( my retinas are slowly peeling off as pieces die with every migraine) .
One of my aquaitances who is a diabetic had the same thing, he actually found out he was a diabatic because of the problems he was having with his eyes.
In 99/100 people they may be harmless but in 1/100 it could mean alot more. :cool:
 
I've had them all my life (35) and asked my eye doctor about them in junior high school. Mostly harmless as others have said and, to my knowledge, there's no way to treat or get rid of. :(

I'm so used to them now that I mostly ignore them, but when I think about them (like when reading this thread) they come back in force and almost seem to overwhelm my vision. :mad:

If they ever had/have a treatment for this I would seriously consider it.
 
Yeah i'm not alone!!!

Harmless,

I'm 16 years old now, but I remember on a hot sunny summers day,when i was like 13, some thing was in my eye!!! At first i though it was like a vine in my eye that i could see but when I was 15 I got my dad to take me to an optometrist and he called it a floater(there was nothing he could do)..."Thanks doc." But when I'm in school looking around the classroom or looking a a sheet of paper, IT DRIVES ME NUTS!!!! If anyone knows a effective way to somehow make it not such a problem, PLEASE email me at sterlingbeason@gmail.com!!!!
Thanks for listening :)
 
I love it when I see floaters. It happens very rarely though. :(

You can play a game and try to keep 'em in your field of vision by quickly moving your eyes. :)
 
In middle school, the teachers always used to worry about me because I would stare at a white wall in order to see the floaters in my eye. Then they would ask me what I was doing. I don't think I knew at the time, but "I see shapes" probably wasn't the best answer.
 
I've had these most of my life. Opticians and docs say its nothing to worry about but it does get annoying. Makes reading very difficult.
 
Mmmm, a resurrection.

I got my first one, that I noticed, while in a drug store. I though a giant bug was attacking my right eye. Man, did I ever flinch.

Since then I have them in both eyes now.

My current optometrist, when examining my eyes, blinked & shifted around, and I said "That is probably a floater". She said it was one of hers that was causing her the problem, not mine. :p
 
Yea, once Family Guy did a quick bit about it...I realized its nothing to be worried about.

:cool:

its only 3yrs later, thanks for checking up on me though!? ;)
 
sterlingb said:
Harmless,

I'm 16 years old now, but I remember on a hot sunny summers day,when i was like 13, some thing was in my eye!!! At first i though it was like a vine in my eye that i could see but when I was 15 I got my dad to take me to an optometrist and he called it a floater(there was nothing he could do)..."Thanks doc." But when I'm in school looking around the classroom or looking a a sheet of paper, IT DRIVES ME NUTS!!!! If anyone knows a effective way to somehow make it not such a problem, PLEASE email me at sterlingbeason@gmail.com!!!!
Thanks for listening :)
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Btw I'd worry about your inbox taking on a whole new chopped meat flavoured.
 
I was watching Family Guy and they did one of their jokes on this. You know, after they say something, they cut to something else.
 
Wow, I'm glad I stumbled onto this thread. I never knew about floaters until I read about it on here. I was getting worried, because whenever I looked out my window or at some whitish/bright-light colored object, I would see debris floating in my eyes. Too bad floaters can't be removed.

Once, in Biology class, I looked into a microscope and could actually see microorganisms on my eyes. Right down to the nuclei. Does anyone know how to get rid of those?!?!

I also get the sparkly thing, too. White or silver, I'm not sure, but it moves around in all sorts of directions, while never to the center of my vision (it makes its way towards there and just disappears). It also reminds me of electricity. The first time I got it was when I was riding a bike around my neighborhood a few years back. At first I thought it was cool (really pretty, too), but now I'm starting to worry about it. Could it be a lack of oxygen?! :confused: :confused: :confused:

For the record, I'm near sighted & have astigmatism. I see objects that are up close better.
 
Vision quality is one of the fastest deteriorating functions of the human body, either due to age or disease. Regular eye exams are the best way to catch eye disorders which if left untreated, may lead to vision problems and even blindness. Regular eye exams should be conducted at least once every three years in order to keep a constant watch for these disorders.

Thanks for sharing...
 
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