Does the YAG-laser stops or slows down the eye floaters progressioning?

feeds@yuku.com (elias137) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:50:06 GMT

I have DVS (Degenerative Vitreous Syndrome - the floaters) in my both eyes, since I was 25 (now I'm 29). And I have to admit, that in my case it is quite rapidly progressioning. I see new floaters appearing at least once a month or two. The spots are so huge, so everytime when they're coming close to the front of my retina I have to shake my head for they'd fly away, because they block all of the region of my vision. At least it seems so.

I want to ask a question to the...

Laser After Vitrectomy?

feeds@yuku.com (MD) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:11:31 GMT

Quick question for the YAG laser doctors. I assume that it is generally impossible to treat post-vitrectomy residual floaters given their location, is this correct?

Can Laser Treat through Implant lens? Small Pupil?

feeds@yuku.com (GotFloaters) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:40:16 GMT

I've had several patients with implant lenses after cataract surgery. You would think that would make it easier as the lens is perfectly clear. You would think. The lens implant shown here acts like a small pupil limiting the amount of laser energy and the areas that can be treated. The LASIK procedure can have a similar effect by creating two different optical zones (the central treated cornea and the peripheral "virgin" cornea) with similar difficulties.

Some say "Don't travel or risk it". Jani (24 from UK) will tell you otherwise

feeds@yuku.com (GotFloaters) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:43:47 GMT

To be fair, Jani's situation is NOT typical. Young men have been the most difficult to treat or simply unsafe or impossible to treat. There are exceptions to everything, and for many there is hope at least. Like anything,...

Tremendous Improvement – Treatment By Dr Johnson:

feeds@yuku.com (Pete L) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:06:45 GMT

Floaters in my right eye were impacting my life (inability to concentrate / focus, reading difficulties, irritability, well those of you with floaters understand). They caused an off course excursion in a Porsche race car at Willow Springs raceway (I no longer participate in track events due to vision). See "Driving with Floaters" on...

More confused than ever-do we all have some degree of PVD?

feeds@yuku.com (Nido1) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:55:58 GMT

Ok, I am back from my consultation with Brendan Moriarty yesterday. My feelings? Disappointed and more confused than ever

First of all let me say that Mr Moriarty is very polite, caring and clearly very capable. He conducted a dilated exam of both my eyes and was generally reassuring . The bad news? My most bothersome foater in my left eye, he reckons, is too close to the retina to be treated (but not in the premacular bursa-I'll get to that in a minute). And i have so many...

VIDEO: PVD's and Weiss rings. Proof laser treatment can be very effective

feeds@yuku.com (GotFloaters) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:46:31 GMT

Laser Vitreolysis treatment experience

feeds@yuku.com (negentropy) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:21:43 GMT

20 years I've waited for some kind of treatment for a large (to me) and bothersome floater. I finally took the leap of faith in early September of this year and travelled to California to have Dr. Johnson take a look and see what he could do.

My background - I am a 38-year-old graphic designer by trade, so I spend quite a bit of time behind the computer, checking press sheets, etc. My floater developed relatively early in life most likely due to an injury I received when I was a...

Good result from treatment by Dr. Scott Geller

feeds@yuku.com (fairfax) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:41:40 GMT

Three weeks ago, Dr. Scott Geller of Fort Myers, Florida, successfully treated a dense aggregation of vitreous floaters in my right eye using a laser to obliterate the strands. The outcome has been near complete removal of floaters from the line of vision in my right eye. The improvement in my vision and my quality of life has been dramatic. I recommend sufferers from dense vitreous floaters...

Visiting Dr. Karickhoff

feeds@yuku.com (magoo) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:22:57 GMT

I wanted to post a note about my trip to see Dr. Karickhoff this past May. I had huge Weiss rings in both eyes that I had been living with for six years. While I had learned to live with them, my vision was terrible. I also have a very small developing cataract in one eye that just made things worse. I contacted Dr. Karickhoff by sending him an email on a Friday afternoon and couldn't believe it when he actually called me at home on Saturday afternoon! He said that he thought he could...

Thinking about laser

feeds@yuku.com (ditchthevit) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:17:02 GMT

I've been thinking about laser for a while now and still not sure whether I should give it a go or not. I was thinking of Dr Johnson but Dr Mehel in france is much closer and less expensive and there has been some good reports about him. I would really really like to get some relief. I follow most of the threads and so I know about your story Speedy (I am sorry to hear that it has turned out worse for you) and other stories that have had not such a happy ending. Its a tough decision...

DO NOT DO LASER

feeds@yuku.com (Mortez) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:51:20 GMT

Dont be fooled ... Dont do laser.... FOr following reasons:

1) It produces more floaters (because it shakes the vitreous really hard and causes further degeneration) (not my words ... cataract surgent)

2) I Could cause lots of unusual problems .... See after every surgery, doesnt matter what kind, there is a high chance of problems which doctors can not explain (some post I was reading ... for got his name .... his eye developed a blur line)

3) If it was a...

My Appointment With Dr. Hedaya

feeds@yuku.com (Trace) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:38:16 GMT

On June 9, I had a consultation regarding laser vitreolysis for the floaters in my left eye with Dr. Hedaya in Lakewood, New Jersey at Invision Eye Care. I found the office to be run by a very friendly and personable staff. It is a busy practice, but I got the impression that the doctors spend a lot of time with each patient to the frustration of the rest of the staff who try their best to prevent a back log. I found myself waiting a while, but my experience with Dr. Hedaya made the wait...

If only you donate half that you are using for laser.......

feeds@yuku.com (kalachakra1234) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:39:16 GMT

If only those of you who consider going for laser use 1/10th of that cost and donate to some worthy research programme, we will have a much better, safer absolute cure of floaters. Changing the configuration of the floaters should not be called a successful treatment. Five years ago, there isn't idea for an absolute cure for floaters but today we have. We just need the money.

Dr. Johnson

feeds@yuku.com (mikeaust) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:59:34 GMT

Dr. Johnson treated my floater in my right eye 14 months ago. Got 85% out with my Weiss Ring floater out of my central vison after my head injury due to auto accident. Still got a big floater in left eye(not treated yet) May consider going back to get this one done for the left eye. Dr. Johnson is the best !
Mike
Torrance, California.

The treatment decision process (Long!)

feeds@yuku.com (LabTech) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:06:36 GMT

One thing not discussed here is the problem of the decision process itself. Medical decisions are sometimes personal and sometimes professional. In the case of floaters, we're trying to make a complex decision we're not well trained, or particularly well informed, to make.

Everyone is aware of what I'm about to mention on a...

Rebuttal to Criticisms of Promoting & Advertising

feeds@yuku.com (GotFloaters) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:49:16 GMT

There was a recent post:

"he does seem to be worked up on advertising his "craft" a bit like a typical LASIK doctor" -LongSchloong (June 7th, 2009)

I feel compelled to contribute my thoughts to this and other complaints about my promoting or advertising my unique services. The very traditional...

so the story unfolds - laser with Dr Johnson!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (speedy12) — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:52:13 GMT

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The four days that I have spent with Dr Johnson have been so eventful that I don't know where to start. I guess I have to start from the very beginning, that is from me being very scared of the whole procedure, imagining that somebody would shoot a gun into my eye and I will find some residues of it on the wall next to me, if I could still see them very well. Nothing of that sort!

When I entered the office of Dr Johnson, another lady...

My experience with floaters and Dr Karicoff

feeds@yuku.com (peter1) — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:28:38 GMT

I am 50, divorced, three kids, have little disposable income and currently work in IT, looking at screens and at large white areas is increadable anoying and stressfull. I was a photographer for about 15years and my aim in the future is to go back to photography.
Having dithered around and worried about laser treatment for two years I decided to have it done.
I have one eye, having lost one in an accident when i was quite young and was very scarred that i would regret what i was...

Question for Dr Johnson

feeds@yuku.com (ditchthevit) — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:45:01 GMT

Hi Dr Johnson,

From what I gather so far, the complication rate is apparently very low for Laser Vitreolysis. But I was wondering:

1. Have you ever misfired a shot? What happens if you do.
2. What are the chances of hitting the Lens or causing cataract? I presume this would be a traumatic cataract. If this were to happen how long would it take for the cataract to develop. Is there any predisposing factors that would increase the risk of this...