eye floaters

[KristinCB]

does anyone here have them?

any natural remedies that have helped you??

GAH

[kristijoy]

Have you asked your eye doctor about it? Your retina isn't about to detach is it??

[KristinCB]

i'm going to the dr this afternoon.. just posting here as I wait <3

[NeverendingJen]

The only time I had them, I had a serious hole in my retina that they had to surgically close. It was a very minor procedure and I had no complications from it, but that is one of the things I have been told to watch for in the future. I hope your doctor can give you an answer soon.

[MamaBee]

When I have had them... usually means that I'm having an optic migraine... at least that is what my dad's doctor told him... I usually treat it as a migraine, dark room, resting the eyes for a bit...

[JuliaM]

I have them but they're leftovers from a stroke I had about 5 1/2 years ago. Actually, it's just one big one in the upper left quadrant of my vision. I've just learned to live with it. Somedays, I don't notice it...although I'm noticing right now because I'm think about it.

I guess this isn't the most helpful information since the floater I have isn't quite like the normal floaters. My eyes are perfectly fine...the problem's with my brain.

[mummytothree]

You know I got you in my thoughts sweetie!!! I hoping for good news and an easy fix for you today!!!

[Beebo]

I have them. Usually it means I'm getting ready to have a migraine. I find the darkest room possible and lay down for awhile. If I'm in bright light, i.e. a brightly lit room, out in the sunshine or even on the computer I will get them. My eye doctor tells me my eyes are very sensitive to light. I have found nothing that helps with it except a dark room.

[kelley]

Mine mean a migraine too. I also go in the bedroom and sleep, and usually if I wake up after a few hours they'll be gone. I hate it. I also haven't found anything else that fixes it besides dark and sleep.

[Jennilyn]

I have a bunch of them. Drives me nuts when I'm in a really white room. I had only one back in '99 and went to the ophthamologist for it. He said there's nothing I could do.

[mariewilcox]

Originally Posted by tx-nana-scraps

I have them and my eye doc said the older we get (you are still young!) the more we can get floaters. I find if I blink several times my floaters will move to another spot. They are noticeable and I've gotten used to mine since I'm older! LOL I do have a small black dot floater at the side of my left eye and I keep thinking it's a spider!!!
Glad you are having your eyes checked.

This is me exactly - even the black dot! Uggh, and yes the older you get the more you'll notice them. I've gotten used to them and my eye doc says they are harmless. I get my eyes checked very extensively every year because macular degeneration runs rampant in my family on BOTH sides, but he still says they're harmless. They can be annoying though!

[nikkiARNGwife]

I have them too. I've had one in my right eye since I was a teenager. My eye doc also says they are most often perfectly harmless.

[SeattleSheri]

I hope you find a remedy soon and it's nothing too serious! While similar, I'm pretty sure actual floaters and the visual aura you get that causes spots in your vision related to migraines are two different things.

[kristijoy]

Glad you are getting it checked out! Once, one of the women who was working for me came up and said..."my vision just went black in one eye. Should I call the eye doctor???"

Um.... "YES!!! YES YES!"

They sewed her retina back in place that very afternoon.

[LJSDesigns]

Hope all goes well Krisitn. Please let us know what the doctor says.

[DawnMarch]

I have bunch of them and always have had. But I am very nearsighted and I understand that makes you more prone to them.

[KristinCB]

I went to the dr and no retina problems or tears etc so thats good

Thanks for the thoughts everyone <3 hoping I just get used to this :/

[SeattleSheri]

That is great new Kristin!

[newfiemountiewife]

I have had them, and was told the same, they are just normal and to just ignore them. If you focus on them, they'll drive you nuts!

[kim21673]

My dad gets them...followed up with a migraine

I get migraines too but I have tunnel vision briefly followed by a severe headache.

[LJSDesigns]

Glad it is nothing serious. I have eye issues, so I may know how you feel. It stinks not to be able to see correctly. Hope this doesn't last and that you are seeing clearly soon.