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Question: I am going batty with all these floaters in my eye..I have been checked twice by a retinal specialist...no tears or retinal detachment..but still the flashes and floaters continue..this is making me so anxious..will they ever go away? It is hard to drive..I think there are bugs in my car! Will they get reabsorbed? Will stress make this condition worse?
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Brief Answer:
Vitrectomy is the best option.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for asking query.
I can very well understand the level of frustation you must be feeling.
Some solutions to your present condition are-
As they are annoying you a lot you, try to get them out of your field of vision. Move your eyes frequently this shifts the fluid around. Look up and down, that usually works better than side to side.This will move floaters out of your visual field.
Plan for vitrectomy. Vitrectomy is surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye. Anterior vitrectomy entails removing small portions of the vitreous humor from the front structures of the eye often because these are tangled in an intraocular lens or other structures. Pars plana vitrectomy is a general term for a group of operations accomplished in the deeper part of the eye, all of which involve removing some or all of the vitreous humor the eye's clear internal jelly.As bitreous humor is replaced by salt solution the floaters will go away and you will feel much relieved.
stress will make problem worse therefore its the time when you should go for vitrectomy.At this stage vitrectomy is the best option for you.
Regards.
Vitrectomy is the best option.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for asking query.
I can very well understand the level of frustation you must be feeling.
Some solutions to your present condition are-
As they are annoying you a lot you, try to get them out of your field of vision. Move your eyes frequently this shifts the fluid around. Look up and down, that usually works better than side to side.This will move floaters out of your visual field.
Plan for vitrectomy. Vitrectomy is surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye. Anterior vitrectomy entails removing small portions of the vitreous humor from the front structures of the eye often because these are tangled in an intraocular lens or other structures. Pars plana vitrectomy is a general term for a group of operations accomplished in the deeper part of the eye, all of which involve removing some or all of the vitreous humor the eye's clear internal jelly.As bitreous humor is replaced by salt solution the floaters will go away and you will feel much relieved.
stress will make problem worse therefore its the time when you should go for vitrectomy.At this stage vitrectomy is the best option for you.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
No stress can be a precipitating factor but only stress can't cause this problem.
The real pathology behind floaters is still unknown however in most of the cases it is either age related or idiopathic(cause unknown).
No blood pressure has no direct relation with floaters.
As you don't want yo ho for surgery only option we have is to wait and watch.
Regards.
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
No stress can be a precipitating factor but only stress can't cause this problem.
The real pathology behind floaters is still unknown however in most of the cases it is either age related or idiopathic(cause unknown).
No blood pressure has no direct relation with floaters.
As you don't want yo ho for surgery only option we have is to wait and watch.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
Please a few more questions .. Will it be ok to fly in the next month? Does casino games cause these problem? Will they fade with time? How about lifting .. Moving boxes.. Is that ok? Thanks so much!
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Yes off course you can fly dear.
If game requires a lot of focussing or eye concentration then it can cause the problem try to give short breaks to your eye in between games.
They usually go away with time .However different patients behave differently.
Yes you can lift and move box.
In case if a particular activity increases your symptoms then avoid it otherwise its fine.
Regards.
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Yes off course you can fly dear.
If game requires a lot of focussing or eye concentration then it can cause the problem try to give short breaks to your eye in between games.
They usually go away with time .However different patients behave differently.
Yes you can lift and move box.
In case if a particular activity increases your symptoms then avoid it otherwise its fine.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy
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