Floaters in eyes?

hairy_moth wrote in post #11059510
Too late. I just went back through the thread. All of the comments from people that have had them have been deleted or edited to read: "Never heard of that, what's a floater?"

A psychologist friend of mine claims there are just two types of people (paraphrased slightly to match the thread) - those with floaters and liars.

hairy_moth wrote in post #11058704
There seems to be some confusion as to what floaters are. This link explains it pretty well.
http://www.allaboutvis​ion.com/conditions/spo​tsfloats.htm

Another interesting tidbit about floaters.. For men, an increase in the number of floaters can be a side effect of too much m12 (that is a twelve letter word that begins with m).

Accurate, except for the m12 thing... I have never heard of that.
They are harmless, and not only common but most of the people have floaters (some just don't notice them or don't care). Remember that your brain gets two images from the eyes and merges them outputting only one clean image. That it why most of the time you don't see floaters or your blind spot unless you are purposely looking for them, closing one eye, looking at a bright even background, etc.

They will not go away so instead of making them something annoying you can make them into something good. I friend use to say that his floaters were angels that would remind him of how good he could see. If you don't like the idea of angels, turn them into a reminder... something like "I need to shoot more before I get old and blind"... or whatever you want.

juanpafer wrote in post #11065212
Accurate, except for the m12 thing... I have never heard of that.

Here is one article. There are many.
http://www.steadyhealt​h.com …er_masturbation​_a589.html

hairy_moth wrote in post #11081782
Here is one article. There are many.
http://www.steadyhealt​h.com …er_masturbation​_a589.html

LOL!!
I was thinking about marihuana!!! (wrong number of letters to begin with...)
Not to start a debate here, but that website and their source (herballove.com) are not exactly scientific.

T.Hogan wrote in post #2317463
Only time will tell, ya know "Keep on keeping on". thanks

Wow, I am glad I found this thread. I've always had floaters to a small degree but they've either gotten worse in the last two years. or I'm just noticing them more since beginning to shoot professionally. They are a blasted nuisance to me, making me constanly blink to make sure I have my focus. I had done some internet searches on "cures" & found that laser treatment info. Not that I have the money but was thinking maybe one day--that doctor had info on his site stating there had never been one case of a patient losing eyesight due to the treatment. Guess he was wrong, or were there other factors?

Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #11468420
Wow, I am glad I found this thread. I've always had floaters to a small degree but they've either gotten worse in the last two years.

I'm glad to you found it, but this thread needs to be allowed to die. Some goofball sent it really off track!

I've had floaters since a young age, but they are pretty rare, and tend to float down, never to be seen again.

Started noticing mine at 21. Almost 24 now. Only really notice them when looking at a clear blue sky or a very monotonous gray sky.

I've got them in both eyes. Not too terribly bad and I tend to pretty much focus right past them.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #11489315
I've got them in both eyes. Not too terribly bad and I tend to pretty much focus right past them.

Just don't confuse them with oncoming aircraft. I don't think floaters do VFR.

When I get bored I try to follow my floaters, but they're so darn fast.

Jason C

Anyone seeing floaters - please get your blood pressure checked.

I buzzed through this thread to check for the real danger--retinal tears.

Floaters are normal, but if you get a big one suddenly, or a long rope-like floater, go see your doctor immediately for referral to an ophthalmologist. It could be a sign that you have a retinal tear, which can be repaired. Not fixing a tear could lead to the retina detaching and that's not good for any photographer. High blood pressure, diabetes and other medical conditions can be the cause, or a sharp blow to the head, like being struck by ball.

As you get older the jelly-like fluid inside the eye shrinks and solidifies. As it adheres to the inside of the eye, a jolt can cause it to tear part of the retina away.

I've been through it. Had cyro and laser surgery to repair the tear. I'm a veteran and the VA identified the problem and had me fixed by the end of the day I walked in the door (although I had to drive from the clinic to the main hospital 80 miles away for the surgery).

My father is a therapeutic optometrist. They are normal.

I only notice them when people bring it up, hence this thread!

I started to notice them when I got married. (since age 23) When they get bad, I look up and down very fast a few times, and they move off the center for a little while.