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Jul 2 07 3:46 PM
Thank you for your feedback LouLou and Djspank.
As far as quantity, it depends on light source of course but my most obvious and biggest floaters are 2-3 in each eye and are visible in moderately lit rooms against almost any type of background - even dark colored ones. Going outside is a whole other ball of wax, as I imagine it is for most people. I have some of the garden variety translucent floaters but some of the clear ones are so large in size I can make them out but they barely move they just kinda sit there. I blame these for my halos at night. It's these floaters that really worry me, if they happen to reach a position where I can see them regularly, I will definitely have an FOV performed.
The darker ones in my left seem to have joined together and made a shape about the size of 4-5 thumbnails at arms length. The more bothersome darker one in my right is about an inch in length at arms length and about just under the thickness of a pencil when it's completely stretched out, sometimes it's balled up on itself. Size is dependent really on what I'm looking at. They look bigger the further away I'm focusing.
They are not fixed in the direct center of my vision, but with normal eye movements, easily drift from the side of my eye across the very center of my eye where they may hang out for a few moments and hover over a letter or two while reading. This is basically how they are throughout the day on and off.
Currently, none are opaque enough to effectively or completely block my vision but I see them almost all day, at work, at home, at the grocery store... I can't see any with my eyes closed as far as I know.
I suppose then I am fairly middle of the road right now. Like you LouLou, I feel like I shouldn't complain after reading some of the experiences on the board. My vision is not obstructed to the point that I cannot make out text or images, or people for that matter but I haven't really been able to ignore them either. I've been a little consumed by them, I think it was the initial shock of developing them and not knowing what was going on and then subsequently getting more. I suppose a little more time adjusting could be in order. In the meantime, I think I'm going to have another evaluation to see if the doc can see any of them. I may not get any sympathy, but I do hope I can find a doc that can at least understand and is willing to work with me.
Thanks much,
Joe
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