Eye Floaters

Hyburnate · 30 Dec 2011 at 22:02

Get them all the time,

Glaucus · 30 Dec 2011 at 22:10

mattyfez said:
Internet diagnosis eff tee double yew!

Go to a qualified optician.

Got nothing to do with diagnosis. But your claim they are to do with dead cells floating about.
Also says in wiki about some issues and treatment with it.

OpenToSuggestions · 30 Dec 2011 at 22:15

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shoZNsawvmU[/URL]
Oh squiggly line.

Skillmister · 30 Dec 2011 at 22:32

How do people even find these threads to bump :confused:

Al Vallario · 30 Dec 2011 at 22:35

icecold · 30 Dec 2011 at 22:37

mglover070588 said:
Oh squiggly line.

Only came in to post this

Pete19s · 30 Dec 2011 at 22:54

mglover070588 said:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shoZNsawvmU[/URL]
Oh squiggly line.

Going to go one better

Well worth the thread revival.

Pawnless Endgame · 30 Dec 2011 at 23:36

Yeah, I bumped my head in Dec 1995 which instantly caused floaters and they have stayed ever since. Then I had conjunctivitis earlier this year which caused more but they went away after it finished and I'm left with the 1995 ones again. Very annoying as it can block letters and words while you're trying to read from a book.

EdGey · 31 Dec 2011 at 00:43

mpj88 said:
do they kind of move about your eye and drift off to one corner? if so then yes!

I've had that before. Weird... but normal I think.

titaniumx3 · 31 Dec 2011 at 01:32

When I close my eyes at night, I see loads of flashing, black and white objects in my peripheral vision that look like the radioactive symbol.

stigggeh · 31 Dec 2011 at 01:33

I generally close my eyes pre shot, that way.... no floaters!

Judgeneo · 31 Dec 2011 at 01:43

Yeah, they resemble roads on maps for me.

Seeing stars during a head rush is much more annoying.
When snowboarding the other week I was completely physically and mentally exhausted, I started seeing loads of stars everywhere and my vision started the fade. Lost my balance and fell over backwards without really realising it, so I didn't put my arms back to stop me, thank god I was wearing my helmet.
Vision is useful

Substance · 31 Dec 2011 at 02:40

I get flashing specks in my peripheral vision when I strain to lift anything really heavy, Is that a common thing? It only stays for a minute or 2 but can be annoying

Danny091 · 31 Dec 2011 at 02:40

I have a circular light grey one on my right eye its really small and don't notice it most of the time but it float's around then dissapears but it'll be back it always is! Had it since as long as i can remember.

Dunks · 31 Dec 2011 at 03:20

Old thread is old, but oddly enough I can remember posting in it

PiKe · 2 Apr 2012 at 16:22

Does anyone think eye floaters are exasperated from a lack of sleep?

DJMK4 · 2 Apr 2012 at 16:27

PiKe said:
Does anyone think eye floaters are exasperated from a lack of sleep?

No, I have had my eye floater since a really young age.

And it looks like a little egyption fish symbol

ci_newman · 2 Apr 2012 at 16:28

PiKe said:
Does anyone think eye floaters are exasperated from a lack of sleep?

I do notice mine more when I am tired.

Absomalutely · 2 Apr 2012 at 17:54

memyselfandi said:
Yeah, I suffer from this too ... it's annoying. In my case it due to damage to the optic nerve.

I thought I had bad 'visual snow' and general grainyness until I had optic neuritis in my right eye, now its SUPER grainy.

I always find flicking my head to one side can sometimes induce enough fluid movement to get them out of my field of view.

londonbairn · 2 Apr 2012 at 17:57

I get protein strands which are really long when you pull them off. I get them if I don't drink enough water.