Eye problems...?!


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Eye problems...?

Ok, I'm not so sure when this started but I seem to have problems with my eyes.
Whenever I look at something, or move my eyes, I see these "lines." Now, most of you guys probably won'y understand, but theyre just lines, and some are like circles. When i look at the sky, a lot of them appear. The "lines" are just floating around in my vision. Does anybody else ahve this problem? Does anybody know how to get rid of them?


Answers:

I believe the most likely thing the lines and circles you are seeing are called vitreous floaters! Here is a picture of what they look like!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/image:float...

If what you are seeing looks similar to this picture then you have floaters!

Floaters in most cases are very normal and occur very commonly in people that are nearsighted!
I see floaters as well! Every time I look at a plain background or when I look at the sky!

Floaters are actually tiny clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous, the clear jelly-like fluid that fills the inside of your eye.
Floaters may look like specks, strands, webs or other shapes. Actually, what you are seeing are the shadows of floaters cast on the retina, the light-sensitive part of the eye.

Floaters are USUALLY quite normal and can accompany a headache.
If you suddenly see new floaters, or eye floaters accompanied by flashes of light or peripheral vision loss, it could indicate serious conditions such as diabetic retinopathy; vascular abnormalities such as retinal hemorrhages or carotid artery disease, or the beginning of a retinal detachment. The retina can tear if the shrinking vitreous gel pulls away from the wall of the eye. This sometimes causes a small amount of bleeding in the eye that may appear as new floaters. You should see your eye doctor immediately
There are no medications available that are effective in treating most floaters. Patients with floaters due to inflammatory eye diseases may be helped by medicines to treat the inflammation; however, the floaters may remain after the treatment. Although floaters can be bothersome, most people learn to ignore them. A vitrectomy or laser treatment can be done to treat floaters but they would have to be pretty serious to do so!

They can be annoying but best thing to do is ignore them and they go away :) What I do is when I start to see them I do not focus on them... I just focus on the objects I am looking at and then I do not even notice the floaters anymore! If still have any concerns about what your eyes, it would be best to see an eye doctor for an examination :)

Hope that helps a bit hun :)




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