Comments on: Vitrectomy for Vitreous Opacities (Floaters)

By: Acibeb

Acibeb — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:06:33 +0000

i’m considering this surgery. have the excessive floaters for the past 25 years still getting worse and they really bother me now… plus the flashes, and every time i’m seen by a specialist, they sey nothing wrong there. idiots!

By: Naturato

Naturato — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:38:49 +0000

20 years, first noticed I had when I woke up to bright daylight coming from my window while I starred at my white ceiling. Thought it was dust in the air, tried to grab em, got really scared when I found out they were inside. Was only about 4 of them then, now I got like 8. Most of them are at the end of my field of view to the right and 1 on the left. Wouldnt be too bad if it stayed like this, but im scared to shit that it will multiply

By: 1960gibsonsj

1960gibsonsj — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:51:30 +0000

If you develop a significant crop of floaters which are constantly visible you will not think it is fake, although you will wish it were. Everyone may have floaters, but everyone does not have large ones. It can be likened to looking through a swirling sea of garbage. Just hope you never find out what I’m talking about!

By: ale91gnr

ale91gnr — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:14:46 +0000

does everyone know the consequences of a vitrectomy?

By: kszatmary

kszatmary — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:03:13 +0000

I had a vitrectomy (right eye only) on March 23. Pre-surgery, my right-eye vision was a swirling mass of clouds. I was able to see, but everything looked like there was a fog. I functioned basically on my left eye. Post-surgery, my right-eye vision is clear and sharp, and I can now get every bit of enjoyment out of my 20/20 vision.

By: ale91gnr

ale91gnr — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:29:22 +0000

So didn’t you have some bad consequences by the vitrectomy?
I’m interested because I’ve a disease like a kind of floater on right eye….thank you

By: kszatmary

kszatmary — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:12:39 +0000

I had no bad consequences whatsoever. I was prepared for some fuzzy vision during the immediate post-op period, but surprisingly, my vision was clear from the moment I opened my eyes after emerging from the anesthesia. My eye looked bruised to anyone who was looking at me, but my vision was remarkable and remains so to this day. As I understand it, vitrectomy does involve certain risks, but in my case, everyone worked out far better than I expected or hoped.

By: ale91gnr

ale91gnr — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:04:14 +0000

thank you very much

By: ConstantC4

ConstantC4 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:55:41 +0000

this makes my eyes hurt. they should use like 100um pipes for this with a movable ending. fffffffffffffffff

By: jasondalton2602

jasondalton2602 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:34:29 +0000

will im 19 and i have glaucoma since i was 6 months old every thing was great untill i started going through panic attacks and i notice it was getting bad 2 years ago i started seeing long black thin strings floating around i went to get it checked and they told me that it was floaters and that i lost some vision and i could tell i did to. i see all kind of crazy shit and it reall scares me because im afraid that ill go blind when im older.