I am a patient of the floater doctor, and what he says is true. The floaters were such a distraction in life that for years life just sucked. He managed to zap my eyeballs and the central part of my vision cleared up enough that the floaters went from unbearable daily to okay most of the time! a wonderful improvement.
I have had this condition for 14 years and it is terrible, so many days ruined by the eyefloaters so much stress so much suffering depression, and the doctors only tell you to get used to it, like this is an aging process as this were a wrinkle on the face, Noooo this is something that medicine should have investigated years ago, help so many people who have had this terrible condition for years, such as EYEFLOATERS, and this it is not something you can get used to, it is something that many years ago should have been solved, and prevented so much suffering in those who suffer of this condition 😔
You’re an awesome guy. I got atropine from you a few months ago and it’s really helped my mindset behind the issue. Thank you for everything you do. Really, thank you.
Hello Dr thank you for your efforts of trying to help treat the eyefloaters. Quick question please I had eyefloaters since I was 18 and now I'm 20 it's been 2 years and still no improvements at all ... what's really really bothering me everyday and frustrating me and causing me depression is that one black/very dark floater in my left eye and my doctor said it's close to the retina so that's why it's awful ... would zapping it be hard or dangerous? And is there any any diet or supplements I could take in order to make it at least more faded and less dark and noticeable... please I would really appreciate and answer 🙏
At age 20, it is very unlikely that you would be a candidate for laser treatment. It has been rare and exceptional that I can treat somebody in their 20s. I'll encourage you to read through the lotus atropine program I have on my website. It seems to work best for those in their 20 and 30s. As far as dietary supplements. You can find all kinds of claims on the internet's but I'm not convinced that they are helpful.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Thanks doctor for answering me... you are the best! About the atropine I live in kurdistan how can I get this atropine eye drops for my eyefloaters? And is there any side effects from using it. Also I have multiple floaters but as I mentioned the most horrible and irritating one is the one in my left eye which is black/dark and It's also close to the retina .... also doctor I got my eyefloaters from lifting heavy weights in the gym. I'm worried that it might increase like the only thing I'm hoping is that my eyefloaters doesn't worsen up or a new black/dark one appear because it's really really disturbing. Thank you doctor... and about the yag lazer treatment for my eyes why am I not a candidate? Do you mean like it's dangerous for my eye or like what exactly? Thank you again doctor I really appreciate your hard work and dedication you really give me a big hope and positivity❤🙏
Hi @yousifchallenger03 , I also have dark floaters, I believe that in my case there are two in each eye, with the eye open they are not as problematic and are more evident in the dark too, but when I blink they "light up or explode". I would like to ask you: do you also have floaters (clear and transparent) that only appear when you blink your eye in addition to these dark ones? Did you suffer a severe blow to the head weeks or months before they appeared?
Totally Right Hope The American Academy of Ophthalmology revise it's Text, Pioneers those who think and act beyond routine guidelines are gifted to the world , hope can come to see U , I was getting depressed before finding U on network now I am hopeful 🥰 Thanks a lot Dr Johnson🌺🌼🌺
*Dr. Johnson would like to send congratulations for his scientific pioneering and dedication in the treatment of “floaters” - whose disease until now has not found a satisfactory solution or cure on the part of Ophthalmology.* *Would there be the possibility of an exchange between ophthalmologists to implement your method of treating “floaters” in Brazil ( South America ) ?* *Since brazilian ophthalmologists do not use or are against the use of laser for this pathology in question. I would be extremely grateful for your clarification.*
I have a passport for when the Brazilian Academy of Ophthalmology invites me to present to them. There will always be barriers to acceptance when the doctors themselves do not consider eye floaters to be a problem.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Dr. Johnson I suffered a PVD ( Posterior Vitreous Detachment ) with symptons of "floaters" and I consulted with several brazilian ophthalmologists who stated that there is no specific treatment for such a disease other than the invasive "pars plano vitrectomy" ( which benefit does not compensate the risk ) - just as they dismissed the "Yag Laser" and the atropine eye drops as purely experimental. Dr. Johnson it would be a immense honor and a benefit to medical science if Mr. was invited to a conference at the Brazilian Academy of Ophthalmology to explain his revolutionary therapy for "floaters", in which his recognized erudition on the subject would serve as an invaluabre enlightenment to ophthalmologists, most whon are refractory to any scientific experimentation outside the traditional paradigms - and who, in view of the suffering of their patients with "floaters", recommend conformity or the hope of a hypothetical "neuroadaptation" over time, since medicine has not yet found a satisfactory solution for the disease ( which made it incurable ). In the next consultations with brazilian ophthalmologists, I will mention how valuable an exchange or invitation from an authority on the subject, such as Dr., would be to give a scientific conference at the Brazilian Society or Academy of Ophthalmology. I say goodbye with effusive greetings and extremely grateful for the attention given.
Hi Doctor, I am 50 and started getting floaters pretty bad this year. Cincinnati Eye Institute told me nothing they could do, just come back in a year.. ? I know Atropine works for me because they dilated my eyes and I didn't see any floaters. I told them this, and they acted like they had never heard of it! Took to the internet and found this video. It's so crazy that no one has told them that Atropine worked.. they do this everyday, all day lol. Problem is I can't find anyone to prescribe it to me, and no pharmacy to fill it if I did.. Can you do online consults for Atropine?
Hi, 30 years old, I was diagnosed with pvd at the age of 28 and since then the flashes don't go away especially when going from dark to light after how long does it take?
Usually a PVD will complete within days or if you short weeks. I generally tell people to wait at least a month after the outside of a PVD before considering laser treatment, but ask them to consider waiting longer if they're still getting flashes of light because as you suggest, it is a sign of an incomplete pvd. I have had patients who have had continued peripheral flashes of light for a couple years. That is pretty rare, but anything is possible.
My traditional retinal specialist whom I see annually, when asked about laser treatment, made the statement "If you asked 100 of us who don't do it (treat floaters), we'd all say the same thing; it's not effective and not worth the risk." I think that she and her peers are resistant to progress and somewhat unethical in not telling their patients that there may be help available.
Medicine is pretty conservative. My best response to that doctor (if I were in the room with you) would be: "Well, my entire practice is the treatment of eye floaters. For 16+ tears now. 'IF' it were as ineffective or as dangerous as you are implying, I would not be able to continue practicing and I would have all 5 star reviews on independent review sites. Progress is not made by continuing with what we learned 20 years ago, or by consensus of what we are accustomed to.
Is the procedure costly? Been having floaters on my eyes since forever and every doctor says same thing to get you out the door. I'm In PA and willing to travel because you seem to understand what we go through.
Hi Dennis. First, great profile photo. Second, with all the travel you do, you should have hundreds of videos on your TH-cam channel. Get editing! Thanks for taking a moment to comment here. I appreciate it.
At your young, tender age, probably not. I have treated patients younger, in their 20's, but they are exceptions to the rule. The younger group does better with low dose atropine in my experience. Read about that here: thefloaterdoctor.com/pupil-dilating-agents
Stop aging, mostly. There might be something to highly oxidated and pro-inflammatory diet contributing to the problem in younger patients. Nobody is researching it, but it makes some sense. Eat cleaner is something we can all be doing. Avoiding sugars, reducing carbs, avoiding seed oils (vegetable oils): canola, corn, soy and especially fried foods.
My floaters are so debilitating even atropine is useless, I saw 20 ophthalmologists and they say I should get used to it! Only doctor James can treat me! God bless you sir! ❤
I have suffered from floaters for 13 years. I teach painting in the manner of the masters and as you can imagine the unending nightmare fighting these dancing ghost like images while demonstrating the drawing / painting techniques of Michaelangelo Rubens velasquez. After cataract surgery I was told by the highly thought of surgeon tbat the floaters would fade or that i would become "settled in" with them , that a risky vitrious Surgery was available . Best to accept the floaters and read book on the mental , psycological resources to limit the extent to whicb they cloud our vision. I have a medical / mental anomolie". HUH? DR. JOHNSON HAS INSPIRED ME To believe that tbere is a way out. He is acknowledging the terrible impact that floaters can have upon our lives , undermining our very sense of wellbeing .
Iam Arun from india my age was 23 my life was almost gone due to this floaters which was appeared on my 19 so that was I had stopped my studies my ever day every second of my life became stressed out almost 90% of my life gone even this makes me to suicide thoughts Itself. But the one thing the opthalmologist are in the world saying the floaters are common problem this is the most frustrating things rarethan the floaters disturbance...
Low dose atropine is available without a prescription in India: Atropine 0.01% (labelled for pediatric use). Read about it here: thefloaterdoctor.com/pupil-dilating-agents
I had 2 floaters (2 small specs/dots) since 18 months ago. I did not seek any treatment or take any pills. As far as am concerned it's there but it's kinda tolerable. Any food supplement or something....?
I can recommend (without the data to back it up) a clean, low inflammation diet. Less process/packaged foods and less seed/vegetable oils, especially avoiding fried foods. If it helps prevent floaters, great, if it doesn't, what's the downside? Better diet? Better overall health?
Dr. Johnson, a question: during their training, are ophthalmologists actually taught these canned floater speeches to give to their patients who complain about them? I also do wonder if many ophthalmologists are reluctant to admit there IS a treatment, because then they would have to acknowledge their own dismissive attitudes.
Doc. Last November since I started to see floaters in my right eye I saw them when I'm going out usually here is very sunny and I see them some dots and line moving around my eye. Sometime I don't see them when I'm inside the house. But when I'm looking at my monitor I see some dotes but then disappear.
The variable awareness of your floater may be a result of the shifting pupil diameter in different lighting environments. This is the basis of the use of low dose atropine (0.01% and similar dosing) which mildly dilates the pupils. See @xBonzo27PS4 a couple comments up
Hey doc! I'm in my 20s and developed floaters a few years ago-- I believe from rubbing them excessively during a tough time in my life. I've found some relief from wearing darker sunglasses and from tinted contact lenses, but I also have eye allergies/sensitivities and sometimes wake up with swollen eyelids and cant wear contact lenses on those days. Do you think atropine might be worth exploring for someone like me? I'm somewhat afraid to try it because my eyelids are often irritated for a few days after I get my eyes dilated.
Low Dose Atropine (LDA) should duplicate somewhat the effect you get when yoiu wear sunglasses. By reducing the incoming light with sunglasses, the pupils dilates slightly. With LDA you do that pharmacologically and you're not obligated to look like 'Mr. Cool" indoors.
I do believe that there should be a safe solution soon but need to take this subject seriously & urgently to accelerate cause it's really very annoying and destroy human life fir nothing 😢
Yes defenetly this conditions are harmless but it makes the human life has Very stress anxiety depression even the suicidal thoughts are also coming I didn't know why they are saying it is Not a problem
Most ophthalmologists say the same thing; it's so frustrating how misinformation about floaters becomes "fact." Most ophthalmologists will repeat the same false narrative. Floaters absolutely don't "fade over time." Where did that come from?!? I also hear them say, "they'll eventually float to the bottom." Sure, if you don't move your eyes at all and don't blink, perhaps. 🙄
I am a patient of the floater doctor, and what he says is true. The floaters were such a distraction in life that for years life just sucked. He managed to zap my eyeballs and the central part of my vision cleared up enough that the floaters went from unbearable daily to okay most of the time! a wonderful improvement.
Hi Danny. Instead of 'zapped my eyeballs' let's instead say "used gentle beams of healing light' or something like that. Hey, hope all is well. -Dr. J
How old are you sir?
@@Alparslan821 at the time i think i was 48, great for the gentle beams of healing light....
Photon torpedoes of healing light…
I have had this condition for 14 years and it is terrible, so many days ruined by the eyefloaters so much stress so much suffering depression, and the doctors only tell you to get used to it, like this is an aging process as this were a wrinkle on the face, Noooo this is something that medicine should have investigated years ago, help so many people who have had this terrible condition for years, such as EYEFLOATERS, and this it is not something you can get used to, it is something that many years ago should have been solved, and prevented so much suffering in those who suffer of this condition 😔
Evidently the doctors who tell you to "get used to it" have never had debilitating floaters.....
You’re an awesome guy. I got atropine from you a few months ago and it’s really helped my mindset behind the issue. Thank you for everything you do. Really, thank you.
Dr Johnson you are totally right 🙏🙏🙏… Helenice the girl from Brazil 🙏
Hello Helenice. I literally just uploaded this. Hope you are well.
Hello Dr thank you for your efforts of trying to help treat the eyefloaters. Quick question please I had eyefloaters since I was 18 and now I'm 20 it's been 2 years and still no improvements at all ... what's really really bothering me everyday and frustrating me and causing me depression is that one black/very dark floater in my left eye and my doctor said it's close to the retina so that's why it's awful ... would zapping it be hard or dangerous? And is there any any diet or supplements I could take in order to make it at least more faded and less dark and noticeable... please I would really appreciate and answer 🙏
At age 20, it is very unlikely that you would be a candidate for laser treatment. It has been rare and exceptional that I can treat somebody in their 20s. I'll encourage you to read through the lotus atropine program I have on my website. It seems to work best for those in their 20 and 30s. As far as dietary supplements. You can find all kinds of claims on the internet's but I'm not convinced that they are helpful.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Thanks doctor for answering me... you are the best! About the atropine I live in kurdistan how can I get this atropine eye drops for my eyefloaters? And is there any side effects from using it. Also I have multiple floaters but as I mentioned the most horrible and irritating one is the one in my left eye which is black/dark and It's also close to the retina .... also doctor I got my eyefloaters from lifting heavy weights in the gym. I'm worried that it might increase like the only thing I'm hoping is that my eyefloaters doesn't worsen up or a new black/dark one appear because it's really really disturbing. Thank you doctor... and about the yag lazer treatment for my eyes why am I not a candidate? Do you mean like it's dangerous for my eye or like what exactly? Thank you again doctor I really appreciate your hard work and dedication you really give me a big hope and positivity❤🙏
Hi @yousifchallenger03 , I also have dark floaters, I believe that in my case there are two in each eye, with the eye open they are not as problematic and are more evident in the dark too, but when I blink they "light up or explode". I would like to ask you: do you also have floaters (clear and transparent) that only appear when you blink your eye in addition to these dark ones?
Did you suffer a severe blow to the head weeks or months before they appeared?
Totally Right Hope The American Academy of Ophthalmology revise it's Text, Pioneers those who think and act beyond routine guidelines are gifted to the world , hope can come to see U , I was getting depressed before finding U on network now I am hopeful 🥰 Thanks a lot Dr Johnson🌺🌼🌺
*Dr. Johnson would like to send congratulations for his scientific pioneering and dedication in the treatment of “floaters” - whose disease until now has not found a satisfactory solution or cure on the part of Ophthalmology.*
*Would there be the possibility of an exchange between ophthalmologists to implement your method of treating “floaters” in Brazil ( South America ) ?* *Since brazilian ophthalmologists do not use or are against the use of laser for this pathology in question. I would be extremely grateful for your clarification.*
I have a passport for when the Brazilian Academy of Ophthalmology invites me to present to them. There will always be barriers to acceptance when the doctors themselves do not consider eye floaters to be a problem.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Dr. Johnson I suffered a PVD ( Posterior Vitreous Detachment ) with symptons of "floaters" and I consulted with several brazilian ophthalmologists who stated that there is no specific treatment for such a disease other than the invasive "pars plano vitrectomy" ( which benefit does not compensate the risk ) - just as they dismissed the "Yag Laser" and the atropine eye drops as purely experimental.
Dr. Johnson it would be a immense honor and a benefit to medical science if Mr. was invited to a conference at the Brazilian Academy of Ophthalmology to explain his revolutionary therapy for "floaters", in which his recognized erudition on the subject would serve as an invaluabre enlightenment to ophthalmologists, most whon are refractory to any scientific experimentation outside the traditional paradigms - and who, in view of the suffering of their patients with "floaters", recommend conformity or the hope of a hypothetical "neuroadaptation" over time, since medicine has not yet found a satisfactory solution for the disease ( which made it incurable ). In the next consultations with brazilian ophthalmologists, I will mention how valuable an exchange or invitation from an authority on the subject, such as Dr., would be to give a scientific conference at the Brazilian Society or Academy of Ophthalmology.
I say goodbye with effusive greetings and extremely grateful for the attention given.
Thank you for that. !!
Hi Doctor, I am 50 and started getting floaters pretty bad this year. Cincinnati Eye Institute told me nothing they could do, just come back in a year.. ? I know Atropine works for me because they dilated my eyes and I didn't see any floaters. I told them this, and they acted like they had never heard of it! Took to the internet and found this video. It's so crazy that no one has told them that Atropine worked.. they do this everyday, all day lol. Problem is I can't find anyone to prescribe it to me, and no pharmacy to fill it if I did.. Can you do online consults for Atropine?
I do have a program offering Tele-Med consultations and mailing of Low Dose Atropine to any US location. thefloaterdoctor.com/pupil-dilating-agents
Hi, 30 years old, I was diagnosed with pvd at the age of 28 and since then the flashes don't go away especially when going from dark to light after how long does it take?
Usually a PVD will complete within days or if you short weeks. I generally tell people to wait at least a month after the outside of a PVD before considering laser treatment, but ask them to consider waiting longer if they're still getting flashes of light because as you suggest, it is a sign of an incomplete pvd. I have had patients who have had continued peripheral flashes of light for a couple years. That is pretty rare, but anything is possible.
Are you myopic
Thank you so much Doctor for care about our pagologhy 🙏❤ i will visit you soon
My traditional retinal specialist whom I see annually, when asked about laser treatment, made the statement "If you asked 100 of us who don't do it (treat floaters), we'd all say the same thing; it's not effective and not worth the risk." I think that she and her peers are resistant to progress and somewhat unethical in not telling their patients that there may be help available.
Medicine is pretty conservative. My best response to that doctor (if I were in the room with you) would be: "Well, my entire practice is the treatment of eye floaters. For 16+ tears now. 'IF' it were as ineffective or as dangerous as you are implying, I would not be able to continue practicing and I would have all 5 star reviews on independent review sites. Progress is not made by continuing with what we learned 20 years ago, or by consensus of what we are accustomed to.
Is the procedure costly? Been having floaters on my eyes since forever and every doctor says same thing to get you out the door. I'm In PA and willing to travel because you seem to understand what we go through.
FEES FOR SERVICES: www.thefloaterdoctor.com/fees all on my web site
Dr. Johnson most likely will get your visual life back. He did for me. Thanks Dr. Johnson. A 1000 thanks.
Hi Dennis. First, great profile photo. Second, with all the travel you do, you should have hundreds of videos on your TH-cam channel. Get editing! Thanks for taking a moment to comment here. I appreciate it.
I am 18. Had eye floater since i was 6. I dont know how long. They are like colored dark lights.
I had that same age like u
Hey Doc, do you yourself have floaters?
No, not really. An occasional little transparent squiggle. Normal background stuff I only see occasionally.
Hi doctor im 35 years old can be a candidate for that laser treatment thnks
At your young, tender age, probably not. I have treated patients younger, in their 20's, but they are exceptions to the rule. The younger group does better with low dose atropine in my experience. Read about that here: thefloaterdoctor.com/pupil-dilating-agents
How can we avoid new floaters..
Stop aging, mostly. There might be something to highly oxidated and pro-inflammatory diet contributing to the problem in younger patients. Nobody is researching it, but it makes some sense. Eat cleaner is something we can all be doing. Avoiding sugars, reducing carbs, avoiding seed oils (vegetable oils): canola, corn, soy and especially fried foods.
My floaters are so debilitating even atropine is useless, I saw 20 ophthalmologists and they say I should get used to it! Only doctor James can treat me! God bless you sir! ❤
I'll look forward to the opportunity and appreciate your confident in my practice offerings.
You are so right doctor Jordan. It is unbelievable.
I have suffered from floaters for 13 years. I teach painting in the manner of the masters and as you can imagine the unending nightmare fighting these dancing ghost like images while demonstrating the drawing / painting techniques of Michaelangelo Rubens velasquez.
After cataract surgery I was told by the highly thought of surgeon tbat the floaters would fade or that i would become "settled in" with them , that a risky vitrious
Surgery was available . Best to accept the floaters and read book on the mental , psycological resources to limit the extent to whicb they cloud our vision.
I have a medical / mental anomolie". HUH?
DR. JOHNSON HAS INSPIRED ME To believe that tbere is a way out.
He is acknowledging the terrible impact that floaters can have upon our lives , undermining our very sense of wellbeing .
You can switch to a more Picasso style maybe? I'll be glad to see you if that is ever possible.
Iam Arun from india my age was 23 my life was almost gone due to this floaters which was appeared on my 19 so that was I had stopped my studies my ever day every second of my life became stressed out almost 90% of my life gone even this makes me to suicide thoughts Itself. But the one thing the opthalmologist are in the world saying the floaters are common problem this is the most frustrating things rarethan the floaters disturbance...
Low dose atropine is available without a prescription in India: Atropine 0.01% (labelled for pediatric use). Read about it here: thefloaterdoctor.com/pupil-dilating-agents
I had 2 floaters (2 small specs/dots) since 18 months ago. I did not seek any treatment or take any pills. As far as am concerned it's there but it's kinda tolerable. Any food supplement or something....?
I can recommend (without the data to back it up) a clean, low inflammation diet. Less process/packaged foods and less seed/vegetable oils, especially avoiding fried foods. If it helps prevent floaters, great, if it doesn't, what's the downside? Better diet? Better overall health?
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 WoW thank you for the response Doc. God Bless U Abundantly.
@@patrickjebireden1286Hey, how are your eye floaters now?
Dr. Johnson, a question: during their training, are ophthalmologists actually taught these canned floater speeches to give to their patients who complain about them? I also do wonder if many ophthalmologists are reluctant to admit there IS a treatment, because then they would have to acknowledge their own dismissive attitudes.
I think we just pick up the verbage by observing out mentors during training.
I think technically a person only needs like 4 teeth, 2 on top, 2 on bottom before it's seen as a medical issue. Glad dentists see it differently.
Doc. Last November since I started to see floaters in my right eye I saw them when I'm going out usually here is very sunny and I see them some dots and line moving around my eye. Sometime I don't see them when I'm inside the house. But when I'm looking at my monitor I see some dotes but then disappear.
Could I get your page so where I can follow your MEDICAL about this.
@@andreevans9665 My website: www.TheFloaterDoctor.com
The variable awareness of your floater may be a result of the shifting pupil diameter in different lighting environments. This is the basis of the use of low dose atropine (0.01% and similar dosing) which mildly dilates the pupils. See @xBonzo27PS4 a couple comments up
I hope someone invited you here in Philippines. I'm looking forward to seeing you doctor.
Hey doc! I'm in my 20s and developed floaters a few years ago-- I believe from rubbing them excessively during a tough time in my life. I've found some relief from wearing darker sunglasses and from tinted contact lenses, but I also have eye allergies/sensitivities and sometimes wake up with swollen eyelids and cant wear contact lenses on those days.
Do you think atropine might be worth exploring for someone like me? I'm somewhat afraid to try it because my eyelids are often irritated for a few days after I get my eyes dilated.
Low Dose Atropine (LDA) should duplicate somewhat the effect you get when yoiu wear sunglasses. By reducing the incoming light with sunglasses, the pupils dilates slightly. With LDA you do that pharmacologically and you're not obligated to look like 'Mr. Cool" indoors.
I do believe that there should be a safe solution soon but need to take this subject seriously & urgently to accelerate cause it's really very annoying and destroy human life fir nothing 😢
Yes defenetly this conditions are harmless but it makes the human life has Very stress anxiety depression even the suicidal thoughts are also coming I didn't know why they are saying it is Not a problem
Harmless but extremely annoying. That's what doctors should consider.
Going to see Dr. Johnson soon, he has changed my day to day life with atropine. Thank you for what you do sir, you are truly making a difference.
Thank you for taking the time to write this. I appreciate it.
Most ophthalmologists say the same thing; it's so frustrating how misinformation about floaters becomes "fact." Most ophthalmologists will repeat the same false narrative. Floaters absolutely don't "fade over time." Where did that come from?!? I also hear them say, "they'll eventually float to the bottom." Sure, if you don't move your eyes at all and don't blink, perhaps. 🙄
I agree with everything you say here.