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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:43:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:43:45 PM EDT
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No, but I've always been able to see small things moving around rapidly in my eye. They catch the light and go away quickly.
I can only see them against a blue sky. |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:45:09 PM EDT
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56. Diabetes. Lots
I mistake them for birds and sirplanes sometimes. |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:47:12 PM EDT
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Same age as OP, and I have some.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:48:40 PM EDT
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56. Diabetes. Lots I mistake them for birds and sirplanes sometimes. Type one or type two? Its interesting that you mentioned diabetes. That's what Iwas just wondering about. When did you start to see the floaters? Thanks. ERic |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:50:52 PM EDT
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Most people here should have them. It's normal with aging. I heard some people get their eyes drained and reinflated with saline to get rid of them.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:51:58 PM EDT
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I'm 43 and have had a couple since I was a teen. Doesn't bother me.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:54:25 PM EDT
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37 years old and I have had a few as long as I can remember.
I aso have 20/10 vision for what its worth. No beetus but it does run in the family. |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:56:10 PM EDT
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37 have had a few for 5 years or so
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:56:39 PM EDT
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I've only had them once. Supposedly the gel in your eye liquifies in the center as you age and little pieces of more solid stuff float around until they dissolve or break up. I thought it was weird that a big one drifted higher in my field of vision over a few days but then I remembered that the image in your eye is inverted on your retina. It was probably settling to the bottom actually.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:57:13 PM EDT
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Detached retina. See a doc.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 10:59:16 PM EDT
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Had em since i was 5 or 6. Perfectly normal
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:00:32 PM EDT
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I've had them since I was ten. I've been told they can be common in nearsighted people too. I got used to them but they get irritating at times. For the most part I learned to ignore them years ago.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:01:39 PM EDT
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Interferes with my scope cross-hairs, otherwise I tolerate the condition. Thought about getting my right eye drained, then laying still for up to 2 weeks afterwards.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:02:39 PM EDT
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I got them in both eyes when I was about 19. They are bad enough that if it is a bright day or even worse a bright overcast day. I have to wear sunglasses to make them less visible or it drives me crazy.
Doctor ran a bunch of tests and everything is fine. He seems to think all my impact sports 'might' have cause them. (Football, wakeboarding, snow skiing) |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:03:08 PM EDT
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Always have a few.
52, glaucoma and cataracts coming into action. But then again, my base vision is 20/400...so fuck me from the beginning. dammit. |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:05:07 PM EDT
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had 'em since I was little. I play games with them, i run them in circles around objects I can see by twitching my eye. It's like having a really really low-fi built in video game.
every once in a blue moon, one'll slide in from the side real quick and I'll duck or flinch. |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:05:48 PM EDT
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No, but I've always been able to see small things moving around rapidly in my eye. They catch the light and go away quickly. I can only see them against a blue sky. Blue skies make them show up for me best too. |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:06:33 PM EDT
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Detached retina. See a doc. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Not necessarily..... But worth having checked out if concerned, most reg eye exams dilate and check for detached retinas or weak spots. Floaters are fairly normal as you age as pointed out. I have them pretty good in one eye and it can be pretty annoying at times. The eye-ball flush is a LAST Resort.... |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:10:55 PM EDT
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A few floaters is fine and normal.
A sudden change in the number and type of floaters can signal a serious condition though. |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:14:03 PM EDT
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I'm 25 and I've had one in my left eye since I was 18 or 19.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:18:51 PM EDT
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Bunches of them...doesn't change a damn thing like all the other shit that happens when you get old.
Getting old isn't for the weak. 
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:19:55 PM EDT
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My younger brother had them, very bad. He had his eye drained and saline filled. All good now. He had the operation in March. His glaucoma ( in that eye ) is better as well.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:19:59 PM EDT
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had them as far back as I can remember, so effectively my whole life. Rarely bother me any more, I look past them.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:22:10 PM EDT
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Bright overcast is when I notice them the most. I am going for my yearly eye exam next week so I'll have the doc check everything out.
Thanks for the replies everyone. ERic |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:23:46 PM EDT
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Right eye has one that I notice sometime when I look at a bright monotone color. First noticed it when I was a little kid. Hasn't changed size shape or position. 42 years old now.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:27:33 PM EDT
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close your eyes and look at the sun. you'll see them like looking through a microscope. you're not abnormal.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:28:39 PM EDT
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had em for years hate them especially during gnat season
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:29:10 PM EDT
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Had a floater appear in my right eye a few months ago, went to the eye doctor and got it checked out. He did a exam with eye dilation, said everything looked normal. I don't notice the floater as much now, still see it but not as bad.
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:31:09 PM EDT
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Ive got a cluster of them stuck together in my left eye, about 15-20 of them
only notice them when looking into a blue sky doesn't bother me much none in the right 31 yrs old Is there some sort of connection between floaters and diabetes? |
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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:59:57 PM EDT
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Get bilateral tinnitus AND floaters. Learn to ignore a lot of distractions.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 12:05:29 AM EDT
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Ive got a cluster of them stuck together in my left eye, about 15-20 of them only notice them when looking into a blue sky doesn't bother me much none in the right 31 yrs old Is there some sort of connection between floaters and diabetes? This is what I was wondering. 
ERic |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 12:09:02 AM EDT
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had 'em since I was little. I play games with them, i run them in circles around objects I can see by twitching my eye. It's like having a really really low-fi built in video game. every once in a blue moon, one'll slide in from the side real quick and I'll duck or flinch. Halarious...i do the same type shit...... 43 here....been around probably 20 yrs. |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 12:12:02 AM EDT
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I've had a few since I was about 10 years old. I mostly notice them when reading.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 12:26:10 AM EDT
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This is what I was wondering.
ERic Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ive got a cluster of them stuck together in my left eye, about 15-20 of them only notice them when looking into a blue sky doesn't bother me much none in the right 31 yrs old Is there some sort of connection between floaters and diabetes? This is what I was wondering.
ERic Upon a quick google search Eye floaters and diabetes |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 12:28:02 AM EDT
[#36]
yeah, they kind of bother me especially when ice fishing or skiing because they stick out. Otherwise, I don't notice them too much.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 12:28:11 AM EDT
[#37]
Wiggles.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 12:33:49 AM EDT
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Detached retina. See a doc. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Do this asap. If nothing else you can rule it out one way or the other. My father had cataracts removed and about 6 months later he had a similar occurance, they said it could be very likely that theyd have to reattach the retina. Thankfully it went away but they see him every 3 to 6 months to check on his eyes. |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 1:43:23 AM EDT
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I had a period of about 6 months in 1994 when they appeared regularly, then once or twice every few years. My last episode was about 18 months ago but nothing since then.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 1:54:20 AM EDT
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I have some in both eyes.
The ones in my right eye really mess with shooting open sites at times.  |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 1:58:16 AM EDT
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had 'em since I was little. I play games with them, i run them in circles around objects I can see by twitching my eye. It's like having a really really low-fi built in video game. every once in a blue moon, one'll slide in from the side real quick and I'll duck or flinch. haha funny |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 1:59:14 AM EDT
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Normal to have some as your eyes age and the vitreous thickens. Floaters are from the vitreous tugging against the retina and pulling bits off that sail inside your eyeball.
If you suddenly have a lot of floaters and or see flashing lights or a dark area in your peripheral vision, get to a retinal doctor now. After taking a hard shot in boxing, I had tons of black floaters appear buzzing around like gnats. Ignored it, and 2 weeks later vision started failing. 6am the next morning got emergency retinal detachment surgery. |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 2:01:37 AM EDT
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I have a few and im 21. rarely notice them.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 2:02:04 AM EDT
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25, have had them for as long as I can remember.
Am I going to go blind when I get old? |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 2:17:48 AM EDT
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I'm 22 and have had a couple floating around in both eyes for pretty much ever as far as I know.
Eye doc says they're normal and they don't really bug me anyway. |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 2:38:49 AM EDT
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Normal to have some as your eyes age and the vitreous thickens. Floaters are from the vitreous tugging against the retina and pulling bits off that sail inside your eyeball. If you suddenly have a lot of floaters and or see flashing lights or a dark area in your peripheral vision, get to a retinal doctor now. After taking a hard shot in boxing, I had tons of black floaters appear buzzing around like gnats. Ignored it, and 2 weeks later vision started failing. 6am the next morning got emergency retinal detachment surgery. Sudden changes in quantity and type are definite "Get thee to a dr, STAT" signals. Don't ignore it, or "hope it'll go away". If you do get a vitrectomy(sp) (eyeball fluid replacement) it's not unknown to develop cataracts soon thereafter. All in all, it's better than going blind. |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 3:09:47 AM EDT
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Sudden changes in quantity and type are definite "Get thee to a dr, STAT" signals. Don't ignore it, or "hope it'll go away". If you do get a vitrectomy(sp) (eyeball fluid replacement) it's not unknown to develop cataracts soon thereafter. All in all, it's better than going blind. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Normal to have some as your eyes age and the vitreous thickens. Floaters are from the vitreous tugging against the retina and pulling bits off that sail inside your eyeball. If you suddenly have a lot of floaters and or see flashing lights or a dark area in your peripheral vision, get to a retinal doctor now. After taking a hard shot in boxing, I had tons of black floaters appear buzzing around like gnats. Ignored it, and 2 weeks later vision started failing. 6am the next morning got emergency retinal detachment surgery. Sudden changes in quantity and type are definite "Get thee to a dr, STAT" signals. Don't ignore it, or "hope it'll go away". If you do get a vitrectomy(sp) (eyeball fluid replacement) it's not unknown to develop cataracts soon thereafter. All in all, it's better than going blind. Had vitrectomy, lasering, and scleral buckle installed all at once. Most excruciating balls-in-a-vice pain I've ever experienced for 3 weeks straight. Plus getting to enjoy it face down 24/7 the entire time. |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 3:10:15 AM EDT
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Got a few but always have. I see them the most against blue.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 3:12:54 AM EDT
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I guess they are pretty common, but generally go unnoticed. My old histology professor brought it up in our first lab. Since you spend a lot of time hunched over a microscope, you tend to notice them more easily. I think I remember him suggesting tilting back, and looking at the ceiling for a bit. This helps get the floaters out of your FOV for a bit.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 3:23:27 AM EDT
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I'm 63 and I have them, and have for many years. It's not usually a problem, except when I'm reading, sometimes. To me it looks like a soft focus strand of dust, or maybe a microscope view of a virus, that drifts. |
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