Hi guys, I'm new to the board. I'm 21 years old and just had my first eye exam that confirmed benign floaters in my right eye. He said it was nothing
to worry about and to just ignore it. (Of course you guys have already heard this story a few times haven't you!)My mother told me that she used to have
one that has since faded and she cannot see it any more. Anyway, the things were annoying me so I started to do some research. I was devestated to say the
least when I found that these things are here for good. I don't know what my mom experienced but I haven't found a single person online who said their
floaters got better naturally. Not one.
Since then I had a bit of a panic attack (or make that 50 panic attacks) about it. It's been a few weeks and the floaters annoy me very much, though I know I don't have to tell you guys that! I am currently in university and it's quite depressing how this distracts me from my studies. I have always been a very smart and motivated student and now I feel somewhat despondent toward my work.
My floaters are not bad relative to what I have seen in the bad "simulators" going around. I have three that stay near the top of my eye that don't bug me too much except outside during the day, and another two near the lower left portion of my eye that are MUCH more problematic as they whiz back and forth during reading and internet viewing. Sometimes I feel I am almost having motion-sickness from it! They are medium size, roundish, and somewhat translucent. Please understand that I know many of you suffer far worse than I do so I don't want to sound like a baby here! But I still must say that the thought of living like this for good is quite disheartening. I have always been something of a bookworm and I haven't picked up a book in quite some time for instance. So I have some questions, I hope you guys can provide me with some good answers!
1. I understand that the "floaters may eventually settle to the bottom of the eye and become less noticeable" line is basically crap, correct? There is likely no chance of this getting better on its own or the floaters shifting to a place that would not trouble me so much?
2. Is the onset of floaters a good sign that more floaters will eventually follow? The worst part isn't the thought of living like I am-- it is the thought that this will only get worse and worse.
3. In the case that this won't ever resolve itself, I understand that I'm pretty much out of luck when it comes to procedures to fix this, correct? First, I do not think my condition would be bad enough to make me a viable candidate, no matter how batty it made me over the course of some years, correct? And second, I understand that 21 is much too young for any doctor to even consider something like FOV for many many years? I have heard that anything under 40 is typically a no go. Is this correct? This is assuming that I had the money when the time came.
Please understand that I am not considering surgery or anything right now. I have read about them over the last weeks and I understand there is much risk for worse things than floaters, and I understand that I am likely not a candidate in any case. I am simply a sad new sufferer of floaters and am trying to get a grasp what my future looks like., and I am trying to be realistic of course Thank you if you took the time to read that and answer any of my questions!
Since then I had a bit of a panic attack (or make that 50 panic attacks) about it. It's been a few weeks and the floaters annoy me very much, though I know I don't have to tell you guys that! I am currently in university and it's quite depressing how this distracts me from my studies. I have always been a very smart and motivated student and now I feel somewhat despondent toward my work.
My floaters are not bad relative to what I have seen in the bad "simulators" going around. I have three that stay near the top of my eye that don't bug me too much except outside during the day, and another two near the lower left portion of my eye that are MUCH more problematic as they whiz back and forth during reading and internet viewing. Sometimes I feel I am almost having motion-sickness from it! They are medium size, roundish, and somewhat translucent. Please understand that I know many of you suffer far worse than I do so I don't want to sound like a baby here! But I still must say that the thought of living like this for good is quite disheartening. I have always been something of a bookworm and I haven't picked up a book in quite some time for instance. So I have some questions, I hope you guys can provide me with some good answers!
1. I understand that the "floaters may eventually settle to the bottom of the eye and become less noticeable" line is basically crap, correct? There is likely no chance of this getting better on its own or the floaters shifting to a place that would not trouble me so much?
2. Is the onset of floaters a good sign that more floaters will eventually follow? The worst part isn't the thought of living like I am-- it is the thought that this will only get worse and worse.
3. In the case that this won't ever resolve itself, I understand that I'm pretty much out of luck when it comes to procedures to fix this, correct? First, I do not think my condition would be bad enough to make me a viable candidate, no matter how batty it made me over the course of some years, correct? And second, I understand that 21 is much too young for any doctor to even consider something like FOV for many many years? I have heard that anything under 40 is typically a no go. Is this correct? This is assuming that I had the money when the time came.
Please understand that I am not considering surgery or anything right now. I have read about them over the last weeks and I understand there is much risk for worse things than floaters, and I understand that I am likely not a candidate in any case. I am simply a sad new sufferer of floaters and am trying to get a grasp what my future looks like., and I am trying to be realistic of course Thank you if you took the time to read that and answer any of my questions!

