Grissom Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 When I was a kid I was Epileptic and just before a fit I'd see flickering floatas - allowed me a few seconds to put down hot drinks etc. Was glad of them there floatas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumathers Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Went to the eye clinic today and have a few test done. They put eye drops in to dilate my pupils. I couldnt focus on anthing close up at all, it was very wierd. Apparently there is nothing to worry about though they did get the laser on a small tear on my left retina that to be honest is in my so called better eye. These are totally natural and occure mainly in short sighted people like myself. The vituous gel in the eye slowly thins and the thicker gel sinks to bottom of the eye leaving the naturally occuring strands of protein in the gel to congeal. Hense seeing squiggles and lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Went to the eye clinic today and have a few test done. They put eye drops in to dilate my pupils. I couldnt focus on anthing close up at all, it was very wierd. Apparently there is nothing to worry about though they did get the laser on a small tear on my left retina that to be honest is in my so called better eye. These are totally natural and occure mainly in short sighted people like myself. The vituous gel in the eye slowly thins and the thicker gel sinks to bottom of the eye leaving the naturally occuring strands of protein in the gel to congeal. Hense seeing squiggles and lines. Those eye drops are fun arent they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumathers Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Those eye drops are fun arent they? They sure are. I had 2 doses of them and when your waiting for 2 hours and can focus on anything, it rules out reading the paper to pass the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingpang Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hi, Im 26 years old and in the last year have developed floaters in my eyes. The right eye is worse and they are now starting to annoy me and seem to be getting worse. Im going to go to the eye clinic this week for a retinal scan and have already seen my optition about it. Has anyone else experienced these? I hear it is very common for people to have 1 or 2 but I have loads and was wondering how people deal or manage them? I have searched the net for info but there isnt much really. Thankyou in advance. Stuart. use a rusty fork - bit of a poke round will soon sort u out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8 Blade Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Those eye drops are fun arent they? They're great. Patients tend not to like them though. Kids ones are slightly different and tend to kick off about them. The blurred vision is just a side effect of them - always handy to have some sunglasses with you if you know you're going to be dilated.. as your pupils are wider they let more light in.. in normal bright conditions your pupils would contract to reduce the amount of light let in. There's much worse drops available though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Im bad enough without the drops but when ive had them in i have to be led around. My daughter had them on her eyes and I took a pic of her a few hours afterwards and her eyes were STILL looking wierd! I dread drops days:D Edit: i tried to make the pupils smaller with photoshop but it didnt work, they still look big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8 Blade Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Im bad enough without the drops but when ive had them in i have to be led around. My daughter had them on her eyes and I took a pic of her a few hours afterwards and her eyes were STILL looking wierd! I dread drops days:D Edit: i tried to make the pupils smaller with photoshop but it didnt work, they still look big. It looks like you've tried to edit them anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 It looks like you've tried to edit them anyway! I did because when i took the pic they looked so big that she didnt look natural. I gave up eventually and thats the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titian Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I had a migraine a couple of years ago (which I don't get often) and came around from it with a solid black spot in front of my right eye. My optician referred me to the hospital but I never went. I seem to have got used to it now and it hasn't got any better or worse, just annoying at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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