Eye Floaters

[Esco]

@davidm

I had an incident where I woke up to a sudden dramatic increase in floaters, along with flickering in the peripheries. Fearing exactly what you’re talking about I called my ophthalmologist and he saw me that afternoon.

Fortunately he found no problems, but he said that I did exactly the right thing based on the symptoms. It’s now been a couple of years, the excess floaters have mostly subsided and I’ve had no further problems

Did you take any supplements or medications to make them go away??

[dwyr]

@Kelevra

They really get me when I’m looking through a microscope. Annoying as shit.

This. I hate them. And I’ve recently developed a couple of new ones - little black specks that make me think there are gnats in front of my face. Gah!!

[davidm]

@Esco

Did you take any supplements or medications to make them go away??

Nope. No changes in medications or diet or anything like that.

[davidm]

@dwyr

This. I hate them. And I’ve recently developed a couple of new ones - little black specks that make me think there are gnats in front of my face. Gah!!

I always had a small number of the typical translucent stringy floaters, until the incident I describe above. Now I also get the little black specks that make me think they are little bugs. I don’t get a lot anymore, but I never had any like that before the incident.

[diggerwam]

Serious question, my eyes are horrible. Near sighted, far sighted, astigmatism, you name it. If I ever get eye floaters or other issues, will I notice?

[eulalia]

I’m nearsighted and astigmatic, and I sure notice mine. One in particular looks like a fly or a gnat. I’m occasionally to be seen swatting at the air when there’s nothing there.