a few months ago, and I hadn't even thought of them recently because they don't seem to be there any more. I had both an unusually large number of very small ones in both eyes -- like seeing a swirling cloud of gnats wherever I looked -- and a very large one in my right eye, a big blob which really interfered with my vision frequently, especially when reading. (I think a violent sneezing fit may have created them, but not sure.)
Now, the strange thing is my Dr. told me that, basically, the brain learns to filter them out, so you don't see them even if they're still there. I've read some pretty bizarre things about the brain's ability to "fill in" what should be blind spots (making mistakes in the process), so that didn't strike me as implausible. But apparently it only really works with stationary floaters, and mine weren't -- every time I moved my eyes, they started 'swimming' again. But now they seem to have just vanished, and I doubt it's because my brain learned to deal with them.
Driven mostly by curiosity, and some knowledge of just what lasers can do re. medical treatments, it seemed to me there should be a laser treatment available -- and there is. It's not available everywhere, and apparently not even every eye doctor has heard of it. At risk of posting what is really an advertisement, I give you this:
Can Floaters be Treated?
Yes. Eye floaters can be treated in many cases without surgery. You do not necessarily have to live with them. The in-office procedure is called “Laser Floater Treatment” (LFT) or Laser Vitreolysis.
Using the FDA approved Ellex Ultra Q Reflex Laser, the procedure neither removes nor fragments your floaters, but vaporizes them into gas bubbles. These are then absorbed into your bloodstream.
In some cases floater strands are separated from the retina and subsequently drop from the field of sight.
Extreme cases of eye floaters may require a surgical procedure called a vitrectomy.
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There is, however, a good amount of useful info in this ad. Great if you're near Scottsdale, AZ, I suppose.
My Dr. did tell me a little about vitrectomy, a very risky procedure in which they remove part of the vitreous humor. Not something I think I'd want to go through. File under 'last resort'.
Hope this helps !
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