Oh squiggly line in my eye fluid

Bassmansam · 29 Mar 2019 at 16:14

I do see them a few times a day. If i stare at the sky i see loads of them. The squiggly line ones make me a bit nervous but they go as soon as they appear.

Distracted · 29 Mar 2019 at 16:22

Bassmansam said:
I do see them a few times a day. If i stare at the sky i see loads of them. The squiggly line ones make me a bit nervous but they go as soon as they appear.

They can see you watching them and swim off to safety

Arcane · 29 Mar 2019 at 16:24

I get loads of them, had to have laser treatment to seal up a hole in my retina. It's much worse in the summer, especially looking at the sky.

Hagar · 29 Mar 2019 at 16:57

I had them bad when I contracted sepsis and ended up attached to bags of antibiotic in hospital. I do not know it they were a side effect or a warning. Eventually they did almost disappear again. That was in 2013 and it has not recurred.

sanaxe1 · 29 Mar 2019 at 17:48

aardvark · 29 Mar 2019 at 20:11

i have loads of them - pretty annoying, especially as they are sometimes right in my field of focus.
Had them for decades.

hux · 29 Mar 2019 at 21:55

pinkpound said:
I used to have those a lot then got diagnosed with keratoconus

Wasn't she in Atomic Kitten?

Distracted · 29 Mar 2019 at 22:31

hux said:
Wasn't she in Atomic Kitten?

Blackjack Davy · 30 Mar 2019 at 01:54

aardvark said:
i have loads of them - pretty annoying, especially as they are sometimes right in my field of focus.
Had them for decades.

I've had 'em ever since I was a kid used to freak me out then don't bother me now. If I move my eyes rapidly left and right I can see one right now.

pinkpound · 30 Mar 2019 at 11:21

hux said:
Wasn't she in Atomic Kitten?

This how I refer to my eye condition "Kerry Katona" ...I get a lot more sympathy calling it that

tyler_jrb · 30 Mar 2019 at 12:52

I’m exactly the same :/.

They used to really bother me but had them probably several years now and I don’t really notice them anymore, or at least they don’t bother me anymore.

I also have visual snow (very rare), scheerers phenomenon (rare), starbursting. Story of my life lol.

But I still have 20:20 and no need for glasses so could be worse I guess.

Bassmansam · 30 Mar 2019 at 14:54

tyler_jrb said:
I’m exactly the same :/.

They used to really bother me but had them probably several years now and I don’t really notice them anymore, or at least they don’t bother me anymore.

But I still have 20:20 and no need for glasses so could be worse I guess.

I see visual snow if i stare at something i will start seeing shimmering particles if that makes sense. Also i see white dots on brighht backgrounds sometimes..

robgmun · 30 Mar 2019 at 18:13

weathmatth said:
I thought there was a procedure available that can reduce/remove them?
https://coopervision.com/eye-health-and-vision/eye-floaters

It's pretty drastic and not recommended, They basically replace all the eye fluid but the procedure is dangerous

Robdav · 30 Mar 2019 at 18:17

I think everyone one has this, some notice it more than others. I read somewhere a while back that we have these as these "floaters" are there due to the way the eye forms while we are growing. i could also be wrong. it could be aliens.

Housey · 30 Mar 2019 at 20:03

It is a mind over matter thing. I had a 3-4 month period where I focused on them and it became a real issue for a while and I had started to look for a medical solution. Then my mind started to focus on other things and I now don't know they are there. I suspect OP you will be the same. Mind over matter with floaters.

moon man · 30 Mar 2019 at 22:57

I get loads of these ,worried a lot afew years back but saw an eye specialist and basically the pulling away of the vituous thingy with age caused it but I remember them from my childhood ,the brain is amazing at blanking them out

lunar · 30 Mar 2019 at 23:03

I have numerous floaters. But I only notice them when someone mentions eye floaters. Thanks a lot!

Malevolence · 30 Mar 2019 at 23:10

pinkpound said:
I used to have those a lot then got diagnosed with keratoconus

Diagnosed with that too, in my right eye. Doesn't help that my Sister keeps asking how my Kerry Katona is doing.

Daniee · 31 Mar 2019 at 05:03

I've had floaters in my eyes since I was very small. I noticed them when looking to the sky on a bright day and when squinting they became clearer. I thought they were normal and never said anything about them.

Over time I've stopped noticing them as I guess my brain just filters them out but they are still there as when I remember I have them they come out and about to say hello.

Vimes · 31 Mar 2019 at 10:46

I too have always noticed floaters. I remember a child looking up to a cloudless sky noticing them, as they moved across my peripheral view. Typically as soon as you try and focus on an interesting squiggly one it then vanishes.

I rarely notice them as much these days, probably due to other stuff falling apart with my aged body !