we camp a good bit travel both ways to arizona, but lately I,ve had a lot of eye floaters some big ones at times, time to check them out, but just wondered if any body has found a a way to fix them on there own,

M'lady has the issue. Detaching vitreous membrane. She has been told there isnt much they can do for it, that eventually it will clear some. but she will likely have a detached retina at some point in time and they will repair then. In her case it's worse because she has an extremely bad astigmatism, which makes the problem harder to deal with. Get it checked, if it has to do with retina damage, the longer you wait, the more damage that can occur.Hopefully yours isnt as bad as hers.

Interesting you ask. There is an article in the current issue of Escapees magazine about someone who went to Florida and had laser surgery to get rid of their floaters.

Sudden, big floaters can be a big problem. It can indicate a detached retina, which, if not fixed immediately will cause blindness. If you have lots of flashes when moving the eye, it is another indication it could be serious.I know, because it happened to me. First, saw flashes. Regular eye doctor said he couldn't see anything. Then saw lots of dots floating. Went to emergency room and had a cracked retina --- emergency surgery. That operation didn't completely fix the problem, and a large crack and detachment opened up. Doctor said, "Now you will have a surgery surgery. I was literally moved ahead of everyone else in the emergency room right to the operating room, where they put me out and did the job. During recovery, I was as sick as sick can be -- something to do with the eye.Don't mess around with this problem. See someone immediately, especially if you are very near sighted, which seems to be a indicator of future detached retinas. Both my sister and I have had the same problem.Summary: I had floaters, then flashes, then hundreds of dots (I am assuming blood cells), then a dim area of the vision. If you have anything like that, get moving.

Thanks for asking the question ~~ Now I too have somewhere to go look. Figgured I was just doomed forever. Both mother & aunt retinal separation ~~ so did their father. Lost rt.eye car accident 1976. Hoping to keep this one as long as I can.TakeCare ~ TravelSafe ~ HaveFun ~~K~~

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bigskygrizzlybe
Explorer
May 18, 2018
What ever you do, see an ophthalmologist NOW. My wife always had small floaters. One day she said it was like a shade coming over her eye, from side to side. She had a detached retina. She had surgery that night. Thank God she is not blind in that eye, but still can’t see well at all out of that eye. Also not a pleasant experience for her for 2 weeks after surgery. I stayed home from work to care for her. During that period, I put over 1000 drops in her eye. She stared at the floor for 2 weeks to keep the repair in place. Don’t wait, go now.
PatrickA51
Explorer
May 16, 2018
STBRetired wrote:
maddog348 wrote:
Can't find article May/June 2018 'Escapees' Help ~~ Thank You

"Tips" section. Page 21, right-hand column.

Sounds good to me now I just need to find my May/June issue ! :o
STBRetired
Explorer
May 15, 2018
maddog348 wrote:
Can't find article May/June 2018 'Escapees' Help ~~ Thank You

"Tips" section. Page 21, right-hand column.
kerrlakeRoo
Explorer
May 14, 2018
midnightsadie wrote:
thanks ,got real lucky called the eye doctor 8am this morning have a appt for 1pm today.

Great, let us know how it turns out for you,
Best of luck
RandACampin
Explorer II
May 14, 2018
Go to the doctor.

My wife started having floaters and headaches. She went to the eye Dr., he diagnosed temporal arteritis. She had the bulging forehead vein and everything. He stated the only way to be sure was to do a biopsy on the vein.

A day after the biopsy she had a mini-stroke TIA. Come to find out her carotid artery one side was 99-100% blocked.

Opened it up, cleaned it out and she is much better.

Get a ultrasound on your neck.
midnightsadie
Explorer II
May 14, 2018
thanks ,got real lucky called the eye doctor 8am this morning have a appt for 1pm today.
Captain_Happy
Explorer
May 14, 2018
I too went through have a detached retina, got it repaired the same day. Spent the next week looking down at my feet. If you don't know about detached retinas you probably need to look it up on the internet. And mine was covered under medicare & supplemental insurance. Still had a few floaters after, but there now all gone.
Nutinelse2do
Explorer
May 14, 2018
Ditto TM. Had them for about 20 years. Sometimes better, sometimes worse. They clear up for, sometimes a couple months, then come back.

Had Lasix for near sideness about 7 years ago, with one of the best eye surgeons in the Country, and he says everything is healthy.

Definitely get them checked. Good luck.
Ed_Gee
Explorer II
May 14, 2018
Islandman wrote:
Make an appointment with a good opthamologist(sp?) as soon as possible, you don't want to mess around waiting for things to improve! Good Luck!

Perhaps I was not clear in my previous comment. I DID make an appt. with an excellent eye surgeon....and he gave my eye a clean bill of health, despite the large floater.
turbojimmy
Explorer
May 14, 2018
My eye doctor always asks me about floaters. I have them occasionally but nothing major. He does say, though, that sudden changes in the size or number of floaters is a concern and should be checked out ASAP.