eye floaters

i just did some research and just found out about eye floaters and pretty sure i have them.

http://www.livanes.com.au/site/index.php/eye-conditions/spots-and-floaters.

is this common knowledge to most people?

I have them, but they come and go. They're pretty annoying at times :P

Almost everyone has them. They are completely normal.

Anyway to get rid of them?MushroomWig

Anyway to get rid of them?MushroomWig

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]Anyway to get rid of them?Pirate700

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[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]Anyway to get rid of them?MushroomWig

Lasic? No that won't. I got lasic and while it is a miracle for your vision, it doesn't do floaters.

I got a question on Lasic eye surgery. Is it true that when the surgery is done they make one eye far sighted and the other near sighted?pero2008

Yeah, I like watching them. They're honestly more entertaining than anything on T.V.

Oh squiggly line, in my eye fluid I see you there, lurking on the periphery of my vision But when I try to look at you, you scurry away Are you shy, squiggly line? Why only when I ignore you, do you return to the centre of my eye? Oh squiggly line, it's alright, you are forgiven -Stewie Griffinhockey73

Beat me to it :lol:

I have these, but I always thought it was just junk on the outside of my eye as they seem to be different all the time.

I'm pretty sure I had them when I was little...But I seem to be alright now.

When I think of eye floaters, I immediately think of this.

God I love Family Guy.

I got a question on Lasic eye surgery. Is it true that when the surgery is done they make one eye far sighted and the other near sighted?pero2008

That would make for terrible vision, which runs kinda contrary to the point of lasic surgery.

If you see big black dots then it could be eye cancer.

Holy crap I always wondered what those were.

[QUOTE="pero2008"]I got a question on Lasic eye surgery. Is it true that when the surgery is done they make one eye far sighted and the other near sighted?worlock77

That would make for terrible vision, which runs kinda contrary to the point of lasic surgery.

Actually I've read of this done with contacts. It's for people who need bifocals. That way, one eye has a small advantage for far sight, and one has a small advantage for close sight, so the person has a sort of compromise so they can see near and far reasonably well.

As to the topic, I have eye floaters. I think most do. I noticed mine when I was just a little kid and they were about the same as they are now. They're kind of annoying, but I don't notice them most of the time unless I'm somewhere bright.

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[QUOTE="pero2008"]I got a question on Lasic eye surgery. Is it true that when the surgery is done they make one eye far sighted and the other near sighted?Yosemine

That would make for terrible vision, which runs kinda contrary to the point of lasic surgery.

Actually I've read of this done with contacts. It's for people who need bifocals. That way, one eye has a small advantage for far sight, and one has a small advantage for close sight, so the person has a sort of compromise so they can see near and far reasonably well.

With contacts sure. But the point of lasic surgery is to correct bad vision, not compensate for it.

I've had them for years. Although I've had eye conditions, so I'm a unique case.

I've tried to see if I have them and honestly I don't notice any, if I do have some they must be really small.PernicioEnigma

Look at a blank sheet of white paper in a well lit area or at a white screen on your computer monitor. Not everyone gets them, but if you have them, that's a way to check.

Yes, i have them.

Some have more, some have less, some dont have at all... but i read somehwere that 7 out of 10 peoplewill have floaters.

I went to my doctor just to be sure nothing is wrong with my eyes and he said that i should just forget about them because its nothing, he said "this is how your eyes is and there is nothing you can do".

So, just forget about them.

I didn't know about that, and I'm pretty sure I don't have it.

I think I always had them. It's like looking in a microscope :P

I get huge floaters right before a migraine starts.

Yeah I've got a lot of them.