So Whats The Deal With Floaters In My Eye?

[enyce2k9]

from around 96-2003 i was on some CRT monitor, i started seeing these floaters from around 2-3 years ago.
out of curiousity could it have been the frikin CRT radiation that screwed with my vision? the floaters really dont bother much but im just concerned on future problems...

btw of course since then ive been with LCD and IMO they are more comfortable on the eyes than CRT's.
however its a completely different technology from a big Tube, to some slim
lighted-liquid screen, so is it possible that LCD technology is increidible better for vision health than CRT?

thanks for reading, i just saw one of those suckers floatin around and decided to post this

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

I've got the same problem. It is more irritating than anthing else, but I was just curious.

 

[LeiZaK]

floaters... they are good to kill time with when I'm bored. I chase them all around, trying to catch them in my line of sight... but I can never quite get 'em.

 

[Spoooon]

Apparently, as you age the goop in your eyes (can't remember what it's called, vitreous maybe?) starts to turn to a fluid and detaches from the retina. The floaters are bits of the goop that haven't liquified yet. I think.

They cast a shadow on the retina. Over time, they either finish turning to a fluid or your brain just compensates for them.

 

[FoBoT]

it is normal, especially as you age, you'll get more

 

[Baked]

You're going blind any minute now. Quick, watch all the pr0n you can before it's too late.

 

[Jzero]

It's probably not caused by computer usage. Aging and sun damage.

 

[Bootprint]

Link

Watch out when they start to tell you to do things, like kill people in your office.

 

[edro]

Strange...

This morning I had some spots in my vision... they were the type you get when you look at a birght light, like the sun. I hadn't looked into any bright light, so I was a little worried. I think I was just real hot, because after I left for lunch and walked around, I was fine.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: edro
Strange...

This morning I had some spots in my vision... they were the type you get when you look at a birght light, like the sun. I hadn't looked into any bright light, so I was a little worried. I think I was just real hot, because after I left for lunch and walked around, I was fine.

teh brain tumor?

 

[tweakmm]

As long as you don't start seeing bright flashes of light you are straight.

 

[ElFenix]

you get them by masturbating.

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
As long as you don't start seeing bright flashes of light you are straight.

It's the wooshing in your ears that you have to watch out for, that's a BAD sign.

 

[HumblePie]

Sigh... okay infomation about your eyes.

Your eyes are fully formed from birth. They never grow or regenerate. If anything happens to them as you age, you are screwed. This is why kids and babies seem to have HUGE eyes compared to adults.

Eyes only grow during a certain period in the womb. While growing, there is a major artery that runs through the middle and out the back of the eye to give blood to the growing cells. As soon as the eye is finished growing and forming; the eye "seals" itself and cuts through the artery. The artyer piece that is left inside the eye breaks up and apart. Everyone see's "floaties" because these are the left over pieces of the artery that grew the eye. The lack of blood in the left over pieces is what makes the remnants of the artery mostly clear. Some bits aren't always.

As you age, the liquid in your eye does change as well. This was noted up above.


If you ever want to see floaties, look at a clear sky on a bright sunny day. You'll see all sorts of crap moving around, which is all the crap left over in your eye.

 

[IronWing]

You didn't try to plug your nose when you sneezed, did you? Bad move. That stuff has got to go somewhere.

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: HumblePie
Sigh... okay infomation about your eyes.

Your eyes are fully formed from birth. They never grow or regenerate. If anything happens to them as you age, you are screwed. This is why kids and babies seem to have HUGE eyes compared to adults.

Eyes only grow during a certain period in the womb. While growing, there is a major artery that runs through the middle and out the back of the eye to give blood to the growing cells. As soon as the eye is finished growing and forming; the eye "seals" itself and cuts through the artery. The artyer piece that is left inside the eye breaks up and apart. Everyone see's "floaties" because these are the left over pieces of the artery that grew the eye. The lack of blood in the left over pieces is what makes the remnants of the artery mostly clear. Some bits aren't always.

As you age, the liquid in your eye does change as well. This was noted up above.


If you ever want to see floaties, look at a clear sky on a bright sunny day. You'll see all sorts of crap moving around, which is all the crap left over in your eye.

some of that is false.

your eyes are one of the last parts of your body to stop growing. around age 21.

that is why they do not like people getting lasik prior to age 23 or so.

 

[Amused]

I've had heavy floaters since my early 20s. Some of them are extremely annoying when they migrate into my line of vision.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
you get them by masturbating.

Can I do it until I need glasses?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: edro
Strange...

This morning I had some spots in my vision... they were the type you get when you look at a birght light, like the sun. I hadn't looked into any bright light, so I was a little worried. I think I was just real hot, because after I left for lunch and walked around, I was fine.

Get it checked out.

While floaters aren't dangerous, what you're describing and bursts of color are often signs indicating that your retina may be deatching from one or both eyes.

 

[enyce2k9]

hah so far some good info, keep postin

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: enyce2k9
hah so far some good info, keep postin

Definitely go to a specialist.

While floaters are not dangerous, if you see an increasing number of floaters, it could indicate that your retinas may be detaching from your eyes.

I actually had to get corrective surgery in both eyes because of this.

 

[TitanDiddly]

I have a floater that doesn't float, I can only see it when I'm looking at a bright white surface. It's been there as long as I can remember.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Baked
You're going blind any minute now. Quick, watch all the pr0n you can before it's too late.

That is the first thing on my list.

 

[funboy6942]

For as long as I can remember I have had floaters but recently I been getting some what I can only call as a fire flies. Bright white spots that seem to go all over the place, and a whole bunch. Not one or two but enough to effect what I am looking at. LAst about half a minute then fades off.
Along with that get some flashing flights in the corner of just one eye that gets bigger and bigger then fades away. I can see perfect in the non effect parts of the vision but where it is lit up and wiggling around I cant see jack but a bright light that is moving in its place. Whats up with that??

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: funboy42
For as long as I can remember I have had floaters but recently I been getting some what I can only call as a fire flies. Bright white spots that seem to go all over the place, and a whole bunch. Not one or two but enough to effect what I am looking at. LAst about half a minute then fades off.
Along with that get some flashing flights in the corner of just one eye that gets bigger and bigger then fades away. I can see perfect in the non effect parts of the vision but where it is lit up and wiggling around I cant see jack but a bright light that is moving in its place. Whats up with that??

See a specialist. If not, plan on not having your vision in a few years.