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Title: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 14 May 2010, 15:26:33
I'm not speaking about what some of you reprobates  ;) ;) leave in the bog bowl after fourteen pints of special brew .......followed by a "ring stinger" curry ::) ::) ::) ::)....No..I'm talking about the annoying visual interference that "floats" across your vision .......especially noticeable on bright sunny days.

I've been informed by the optician.....that they are both common and harmless. :y :y :y
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 14 May 2010, 15:30:53
Yup

Black some times, white others.
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Elite Pete on 14 May 2010, 15:31:01
I've got loads of them, its like looking through eyelashes :'(
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 14 May 2010, 15:35:20
Looking at a piece of plain white paper in bright sunlight is good fun......some of mine make lovely patterns.... ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Elite Pete on 14 May 2010, 15:40:21
I've thought i've seen someone out the corner of my eye but there's only me in the house, then realised its the bloody floaters ::)
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 14 May 2010, 15:59:36
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I've thought i've seen someone out the corner of my eye but there's only me in the house, then realised its the bloody floaters ::)

I swiped at a darker one the other day.....thinking it was a fly.....wife thought I was crazy....
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: TheBoy on 14 May 2010, 16:04:23
Yes, sometimes...
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 14 May 2010, 16:13:24
Yes, I have wonderful, lovely, pretty stars that float allllllllll the waaaaaaay across my eyes and can be many colours of the rainbowwwwwww :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* 8-) 8-)

Well I am still a hippy at heart! :-* :-* :-* :-*

Peace and love man!!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcYNUX0g4e8[/media]


 :D :D :D ;) ;)
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Sixstring on 14 May 2010, 16:17:31
Too much waccy baccy, methinks...............sister.
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 14 May 2010, 16:22:17
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Too much waccy baccy, methinks...............sister.



Yes..........and sooooooo cooooooool!! :-* :-* :-* :-* 8-)
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: HolyCount on 14 May 2010, 16:51:38
Yep -- suffered from floaters (both kinds)  ::)  I like to stare at the wall, focus on a floater and watch it sink, then flick my eye up slightly to make it rise again --- soooo sad !!!!
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 14 May 2010, 17:03:15
yep
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 14 May 2010, 17:04:21
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Yes, I have wonderful, lovely, pretty stars that float allllllllll the waaaaaaay across my eyes and can be many colours of the rainbowwwwwww :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* 8-) 8-)

Well I am still a hippy at heart! :-* :-* :-* :-*

Peace and love man!!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcYNUX0g4e8[/media]


 :D :D :D ;) ;)

Ah yes the "summer of love " in 1967 Lizzie......sadly I was only seven at the time.... and did not sample  the waccy baccy until a few years later... :y :y :y :y.
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: jereboam on 14 May 2010, 17:13:09
I've recently started getting floaters.  Not good if one is an arachnophobe - makes one very jumpy. :(

Nothing whatsoever to do with wacky baccy - never tried it - I was more into Watney's Red Barrel in 1968 - no taste... :) :) :)
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 14 May 2010, 17:21:30
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I've recently started getting floaters.  Not good if one is an arachnophobe - makes one very jumpy. :(

Nothing whatsoever to do with wacky baccy - never tried it - I was more into Watney's Red Barrel in 1968 - no taste... :) :) :)


Apparently .....they are debris JB......and there is nothing that can be done about them.... :y
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 14 May 2010, 17:42:07
An unfortunate consequence of the ageing process Opti :( :(
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: feeutfo on 14 May 2010, 18:05:51
yep, loads, some times have to move my eyes in a circular motion to swirl the debris out of my focus point.

Sight disturbances, flashing lights in the corners of the eye, cracks in visible area moving accross the eye, scary, loads of tests, cant find anything wrong....probably since 30 years old. Asked me Mum about floaters at a very young age, always had them. Seems to be getting worse in the last couple of years.
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Post by: Martin_1962 on 14 May 2010, 18:12:37
Yes both eyes

And very short sighted
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Post by: feeutfo on 14 May 2010, 18:15:25
 :-X
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 14 May 2010, 18:42:30
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An unfortunate consequence of the ageing process Opti :( :(


But..... I'm barely out of my teens Zulu.... ;) :)
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: hoofing it on 14 May 2010, 18:43:13
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I'm not speaking about what some of you reprobates  ;) ;) leave in the bog bowl after fourteen pints of special brew .......followed by a "ring stinger" curry ::) ::) ::) ::)....No..I'm talking about the annoying visual interference that "floats" across your vision .......especially noticeable on bright sunny days.

I've been informed by the optician.....that they are both common and harmless. :y :y :y
magic mushrooms can also cause this feeling ;D ;)
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Turk on 14 May 2010, 19:13:17
Yep, I have just the one, in my left eye. May notice it once or twice a month, but can't find it on purpose.
Apparently larger, more noticable 'floaters' can be zapped to break them down, but I think that's only recommended in extreme cases. 
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 14 May 2010, 20:33:56
when I'm tired or tension play up or if too much sun and hot.. :-/
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: waspy on 14 May 2010, 20:42:26
I'm watching some right now with the screen light :)

It's nothing to do with age, i've been watching mine since a teenanger ;D
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Vamps on 14 May 2010, 21:29:53
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I've recently started getting floaters.  Not good if one is an arachnophobe - makes one very jumpy. :(

Nothing whatsoever to do with wacky baccy - never tried it - I was more into Watney's Red Barrel in 1968 - no taste... :) :) :)


Apparently .....they are debris JB......and there is nothing that can be done about them.... :y

That's what I thought they were, some days better than others, more so if tired...... :-/
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Post by: Turk on 14 May 2010, 22:43:55
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I've recently started getting floaters.  Not good if one is an arachnophobe - makes one very jumpy. :(

Nothing whatsoever to do with wacky baccy - never tried it - I was more into Watney's Red Barrel in 1968 - no taste... :) :) :)


Apparently .....they are debris JB......and there is nothing that can be done about them.... :y


Most commonly, there is no treatment recommended.

Vitrectomy may be successful in treating more severe cases however, the procedure is typically not warranted in those with lesser symptoms due to the potential for complications to include cataracts, retinal detachment, and severe infection. The technique usually involves making three openings through the sclera known as the pars plana. Of these small gauge instruments, one is an infusion port to resupply a saline solution and maintain the pressure of the eye, the second is a fiber optic light source, and the third is a vitrector. The vitrector has a reciprocating cutting tip attached to a suction device. This design reduces traction on the retina via the vitreous material. A variant sutureless, self-sealing technique is sometimes used.
Laser Vitreolysis.  In this procedure an ophthalmic laser (usually an Yttrium aluminium garnet "YAG" laser) is focused onto the floater and in a series of brief bursts, the laser vaporizes and lyses (cuts) the collagen strands making up the solids component of the floater. Laser treatment is not widely practiced and is only performed by very few specialists in the world. It is an outpatient process, which is much less invasive to the eye than a vitrectomy, with fewer side effects.
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Tony H on 14 May 2010, 22:47:01
Doesn't getting old suck :-/  However  alternative to ageing is a lot less desirable  ;)
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: tidla on 14 May 2010, 22:51:02
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I've recently started getting floaters.  Not good if one is an arachnophobe - makes one very jumpy. :(

Nothing whatsoever to do with wacky baccy - never tried it - I was more into Watney's Red Barrel in 1968 - no taste... :) :) :)


Apparently .....they are debris JB......and there is nothing that can be done about them.... :y


Most commonly, there is no treatment recommended.

Vitrectomy may be successful in treating more severe cases however, the procedure is typically not warranted in those with lesser symptoms due to the potential for complications to include cataracts, retinal detachment, and severe infection. The technique usually involves making three openings through the sclera known as the pars plana. Of these small gauge instruments, one is an infusion port to resupply a saline solution and maintain the pressure of the eye, the second is a fiber optic light source, and the third is a vitrector. The vitrector has a reciprocating cutting tip attached to a suction device. This design reduces traction on the retina via the vitreous material. A variant sutureless, self-sealing technique is sometimes used.
Laser Vitreolysis.  In this procedure an ophthalmic laser (usually an Yttrium aluminium garnet "YAG" laser) is focused onto the floater and in a series of brief bursts, the laser vaporizes and lyses (cuts) the collagen strands making up the solids component of the floater. Laser treatment is not widely practiced and is only performed by very few specialists in the world. It is an outpatient process, which is much less invasive to the eye than a vitrectomy, with fewer side effects.

had floaters in the one eye, after trying to read that i think it spread to the other :o
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Broomies Mate on 14 May 2010, 23:20:13
Commonly, it's just cells which eject and are trapped in the fluid between the eye and the protective lens.  Usually caused by a decrease and then increase in pressure in the head.  Straining on the bog (so two birds with one stone) is a common cause of this problem.

No, I didn't just make that up!
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 15 May 2010, 11:58:59
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Commonly, it's just cells which eject and are trapped in the fluid between the eye and the protective lens.  Usually caused by a decrease and then increase in pressure in the head.  Straining on the bog (so two birds with one stone) is a common cause of this problem.

No, I didn't just make that up!

.....just look what happened to Elvis..... :o :o :o
Title: Re: Do you have floaters?.
Post by: BigAl on 15 May 2010, 23:55:53
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Commonly, it's just cells which eject and are trapped in the fluid between the eye and the protective lens.  Usually caused by a decrease and then increase in pressure in the head.  Straining on the bog (so two birds with one stone) is a common cause of this problem.

No, I didn't just make that up!
I've never heard that phrase in relation to "releasing chocolate hostages" can you elaborate (unless it's along the lines of 2 girls 1 cup  :o)??