eye floaters

The O.G.

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eye floaters ...anyone ever have one

i have one and its driving me insane

 

BlownFiveLiter

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What the hell is an eye floater?

 

The O.G.

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they occur inside your eye as a small spot .

they float around in your feild of vision

i thought there was a small flea buzzing around and landing on things


http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/spotsfloats.htm

 

BlownFiveLiter

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Ah, like little dark spots? I'd take the advice of the article you linked and see a doc if it's a new thing. There's probably a multitude of things it could be caused by, one of which being a partial retinal detachment. Could also be something like a scratch, or something on your eye, but it's definitely worth having checked out.

 

The O.G.

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it def. floats


wondering if anyone else maybe got one
if they lasted a while, or ever went away

it showed up on my birthday two weeks ago

 

Adam95GT

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Ive had them as long as i could rember when i was little i thought i had worms in my eye or something...

 

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My wife gets them from time to time, I have never experienced "them". She has no idea what causes it either.......and her eyes haven't fallen out yet, so no sweat.

 

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Adam95GT said:

Ive had them as long as i could rember when i was little i thought i had worms in my eye or something...

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so they never went away ...

the first day i kept looking for it..

 

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I got one after I was hit in the eye with a paint ball. I've had it for over 5 years and it sucks.

 

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I had one about a year ago. it was a spot about 60 degrees right of straight ahead and slightly up. I kept thinking I was seeing a fly or something darting around as I moved my eyes until i realized it was in my eye. Drove me nuts for a while, but after about a month, it just went away. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

The O.G.

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wow.. quite a few of you

 

reddy351

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csgoody said:

they occur inside your eye as a small spot .

they float around in your feild of vision

i thought there was a small flea buzzing around and landing on things


http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/spotsfloats.htm

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Yup. I have one. In my left eye. In the upper left part of my field of vision. It comes and goes. (It actually looks like an airplane, way off in the distance, doing tricks in the sky.) It is VERY annoying. However, I only notice it, when I'm looking at a clear blue sky or a very light colored, consistant surface. I have had it (come and go) for several years. It was never enough to make me see a doc about it. (Or even mention it, while at the docs.) It's good to know that most are "harlmess and merely annoying". Mine have never been accompanied by flashes of light. Are not related to stress or any other things I've paid attention, to.

It's good to finally have a clue what it is. Thanks!