I have floaters. I have glaucoma. I DO NOT have flashes of light.
Lest I not get my point across, diagnosing one's self on the internet is
somewhere way past foolish, especially where the eyes are concerned.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> >
> >Chris,
> > Looking back at your original post it would seem you have had a recent
> >uptick in visual floaters. If you have never had them before but are now
> >having multiple floaters, I would strongly recommend you have a retinal
> >exam.
> >
>
> Aha! I knew that if I brought this up on this list that I would soon
> get a reply that would lead me to an understanding of what is taking place,
> and the term "visual floaters" was the key. I looked this up and found
> that this is exactly what I am experiencing, and in my case it is probably
> nothing more than a result of aging.
>
> Other causes listed were retinal detachment, head trauma, and other
> items that would not be related to me.
>
> A very likely cause is called "vitreous detachment":
>
>
> http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/v/vitreous_detachment/symptoms.htm#symptom_list
>
> which sounds more to the point, especially since it is directly related to
> flashes when moving the eyes, which I noticed this morning. There doesn't
> seem to be any immediate cause for alarm, but I will put a retinal exam on
> the list of things to do once I get my medicare enrollment taken care of.
>
> Sure glad I brought this up here. Now that I know what it is and
> have an understanding, I can determine what needs to be done.
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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