Have you ever used Atropine for floaters? What was your experience? For more info on floaters check out this video 👇th-cam.com/video/75c_WzOd_eI/w-d-xo.html
I used 1% Atropine, 1 drop in each eye every day for 11 years for myopia as a child. Both parents had severe myopia. I never had any side effects except the dilated pupils. I used bifocals for reading and sunglasses when outdoors. I didn’t develop floaters until my mid 50’s. Interesting connection with the Atropine.
Not sure for Atropine, but whatever eyedrop the doctors used when they examined my eyes indeed made the floaters disappear for a day or so along with the usual dilating pupils.
Hi Doc 😊. Thank you for this video and is Atropine safe to use even though I didn't consult to a doctor? I have a small black dot floater and Im scared that it will increase someday. I hope you will notice my comment. Thankyou
YES PLEASE MORE EYE FLOATERS VIDEOS sorry for caps but, I want to really get the message across that there are so many people needing help with this. Dr Allen, we appreciate your work please help us with floaters.
I have tons and tons of floaters since a young age but I cope by directing my attention away from them. It’s good to learn to ignore them although it can be hard especially driving for me because sometimes I think they’re birds.
I’ve had eye footers for about 15 years. They’ve gotten progressively worse. I have just about every type known in both eyes. They do affect my vision on occasion. And you cannot just ignore them if they are severe. That is something I don’t think many eye docs understand. I saw a prominent ophthalmologist for them about 12 years ago, and he told me there’s nothing that could be done. At least he was nice and compassionate and didn’t think I was crazy, but he offered no help or hope. I tried the pineapple method for about a month and saw minimal improvement, but for reasons too complicated to discuss here, I had to stop. So maybe I’ll try that again. Or atropine. I don’t have the money for the laser, and I’m not sure I’d want to try it yet either.
It's a disgrace that more has not been done to manage floaters. For older people, who may already have reduced vision, they can be a nightmare. Thank you for this discussion.
Lol are you even aware of the existence of diseases that have no cure? Unlike aqueous humor, vitreous is only produced once in life by our bodies. If there's something wrong with it, surgery is the only solution
I’m 33. I was born with cataracts and had my lenses removed when I was a few weeks old. Floaters are a common complication of cataract surgery and I started experiencing them about a year ago. The problem is that I have glaucoma in my left eye so I only have one good eye. Every current solution for floaters is too risky for my one good eye. It’s extremely frustrating.
I just applied 0.01% atropine yesterday, I can no longer see any floaters now ( I’ve had like dozens of worm-like floaters since I have done SMILE surgery 5 years ago), and its effect last for around 24 hours for me. My life is back !!
@@wtf6694 Ask from your local eye doctor, it is life changing for me. I don’t apply it daily though since knowing that I can eliminate floaters by simply applying droplets is by itself very reliving. They just dont look as disturbing as before when I feel in control!
Did you mentioned that you just turned 33? You look more like 23. Take thus as a compliment. Keep on doing what you are doing so you'll look like my graduate school advisor. When she was 58, she looked like she was 35. Be blessed and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
New kid on the block and a new subscriber.😍 Dr, JJ Allen thank you for sharing your videos. Very informative and helpful for me and my family.👍👍 Have a blessed day🙏🙏
I noticed the picture at the back with the frog and the glasses. I just coloured it myself and now it’s a part of my room. Btw. great Video! I’m an optician in training from Germany and I really love your videos !!
Thank you for this good information. I was given atropine and several other drops after a severe retinal detachment. I was told to take the atropine every two hours. Unfortunately, most doctors don’t explain to the patient what the many eye drops that are given are for. It is really nice to know what the drops are for and possible side affects. I was also taking two drops to reduce pressure and another drop for pain (I found out after I asked the nurse). Thank you.
Thank you Doctor indeed for your eye opening video on eye floaters. I have been suffering from eye floaters for the last five years and didn't have any idea of what's happening with my eyes. At times I feared that I might lose my sight. What a great relief after watching your video. Once again thank you indeed, Doctor.
I've experienced floaters since I was 12 years old. 20 years later, they seem normal to me. They just come and go almost unnoticed 95% of the time. I can see a lot if I set my brain to detect them.
My eye surgeon had not heard of this treatment. I sent her this video and now she is willing. I am excited to try it and also to be a pioneer for others!
Not related to this particular video but after wearing glasses for 15 years I finally decided to go with contacts for the first time today. Your videos have been a huge help. Once I get past blinking 37 times everytime I go near my eye I’ll be good!
My husband painted our bedroom the lightest shade of blush, I got home and my floaters were crazy bad. I couldn’t be in there with a light on. The next day he repainted back to a medium sage green, it’s far easier on the eyes.
I was prescribed with atropine in February for my myopia management ( it may sounds crazy to a lot of people, but my prescription continues to grow and I’m over 30 now). I never thought atropine would help with eye floater. This video is so informative! My experience with atropine is ok, although I find it can be hard to focus sometimes.
Nothing crazy about it. It's called pathological myopia. Make sure to keep on top of your eye exams, as you are more vulnerable to develop eye conditions earlier. I am 61 and my prescription has been increasing all the way up to this year... I started with 0.25 when I was 6 years old. Yesterday, I was -10, when I got a new lens and my cataract was removed. I also had an i-stent put in to control glaucoma.
Please make a video as a "how to..." for the practical application of ordering the diluted Atropine ophthalmic drops through compounding pharmacies. That might be helpful for ophthalmologists and or optometrists to be more open to offering this type of therapy (cite sources). Thank you.
My floats started I think by my early 20's, but mine are more in the shape of strings to like wider clear ribbons, some have a black speck at each end of them very weird! But they dont bother me, I wouldnt mess w them unless they cause pain or loss of vision! Im 56 now! Great channel
For everyone who has eye floaters and are currently in panic: keep on reading. I first encountered floaters when I was about 19 but somehow they moved out of my field of vision, then at 27 I suddenly had a bunch of them. At that time I also had bad anxiety, stress etc and I couldn’t stop looking for the floaters that it became a daily obsession. But: I overcame it. It WILL get better! Try to find the core of where the anxiety comes from, maybe with a little more help like therapy or someone you trust to talk to. Strangely, I still have floaters but I barely notice them because I’m not scared of them anymore. The mind is the magic! If I can do it, you can do it too!
Maaf apakah floater kamu masih ada? Saya juga mengalaminya sudah 6 tahun banyaknya tidak pernah berkurang sudah di usg mata juga tetapi gak ada obat yang ampuh :)
I was prepared to post a comment saying drops don't cure eye floaters and you shouldn't be giving people false hope, but fortunately I watched enough of the video to understand what you're referring to. It's not for me, but thank you for helping to give people an option. Cheers!
I haven"t used drops, but I have experienced a persistent and noticeable decrease in the number and density of floaters after drinking daily pineapple smoothies (including the core, approx 1 cup) for about a year. I also add some blueberries and a raw egg. I'm over 60.
My past eye care specialists used dilatations on me to determine my eyes are healthy, but floaters continue to remain in my field of vision. I have floater issues for over twenty years, and now at age 45 my floaters are becoming difficult to live with. I don't smoke, drink alcohol, or use any illegal substances. I don't have diabetes, high-blood pressure, or cancer. 20-years-ago I did get a right-eye injury which caused short-term inflammation and bright flashes of light out of the corner of my eye which ended quickly over time. My anxiety and stress have reached a point in my life where I'm on disability from teaching. I fear eye surgery due to the info you shared, my own research, and my cousin's eye medical suggestions. I live in Southern California, aside from retinal attachment surgery, the results here for eye surgery scares me. My grandfather, who has cancer, high-blood pressure, glaucoma, and other aliments at age 92 has shown me how serious eye issues can be. I would like to nothing for other ten years, but my condition is blocking me from working and is affecting my sleeping. Now that my doctor has given me all the blood test a patient can get in one year, I will discuss with her your Atropine suggestion, but am I considering all the right options for my problem? I've recently discovered that prescribed meds for mental issues like anxiety don't have the best affect/effects on me resulting in sleepless nights plus other minor issues of concern. If Atropine or hydraulics is the solution how much improvement in my vision could I get? Currently, I'm also asking God for help.
I was watching one of your previous floaters videos last week when you said something about if anyone was seeing bright lights to pause the video and make an appointment to see your eye doctor. It reminded me I did have a strange incident a few days prior so I actually paused the video and called my doctor( Dr. Morgan with BaylorScott&White ) . He got me in the next day and said my situation was an "Ophthalmic Migraine" but was glad I let him know. He also noticed I was having some blurring in my left eye(my floater is in right eye) and he said he could fix with an in-office procedure. So, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos -- really helped me remember I need to do a better job of monitoring my vision issues.
Migraine causes loss of optic nerve fibers (like Glaucoma). I find it is usually triggered by Mercury. I can help if you want to dig into healing root causes with natural therapies!
I've had detachment of my vitreous body in my right eye in August 2019, I was 20 years old. I've begun to have a lot of eye floaters. It was a big shock for me. I got depressed I didn't know what to do. It was very painful. So I went to my doctor and she prescribed me 0.1% Atropine to use once per week at night, one drop in each eye. I have been using the drops for a little more than a year and I've had amazing results. Atropine relaxes the ciliary muscle and that relieved my pain. It also helped me see less eye floaters, now I barely see any. I believe it somehow sharpened my vision and stabilized my diopter because in a recent check up with my doctor she told me I've never been better during my eye test. I think I only got one number wrong. I was pleasantly surprised so was she. I'm studying Pharmacy, this is my 4th year now and we have a compound Pharmacy at our Faculty, that's where I have been able to purchase my Atropine eye drops. A few weeks ago I even learned how to make them. So to every doctor who hesitates to prescribe the drops to a patient - don't. These drops helped me so so much, they saved my life, and my mental health. They also made my condition a little bit better.
So I wanted to tell you what helped for me. I noticed the floaters about 5 years ago and i lived with it. I read a lot of info and watched lots of videos. I had a bit of encouragement when I tried the pineapple suggestions and I believe I saw a minor improvement. Now without focusing on the floater I began taking a multivitamin, an iron supplement and B complex. I would say its been about a year and a half and i realize that the floater is about 10% what it was. I was actually looking for it one day and couldn't make it come back . Obviously I could provide a lot more detail but as an overview that's all I did so ignore or draw your own conclusions.
My floaters mysteriously showed up about 30 years ago. Over time, my brain just tuned them out. I don't even see them anymore unless I choose to acknowledge them. Dark sunglasses helped a great deal. Dark sunglasses help with other things as well. I wouldn't dump chemicals into my eyes to distract me from the floaters
Funny thing, I watched this video while waiting in my mom. She's in with the eye doctor now! I have bad floaters, but can live with them thankfully. Thanks for keeping us informed!
I’ve got floaters and saw another video about eating pineapple cause of the vitamin in it. I’m going to give it a go. Plus make sure you stay hydrated.
Ive been diagnosed with a foveal cyst in my left eye, I had also been diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes. The cataracts were diagnosed after the foveal cyst. The foveal cyst is very annoying, after having cataracts removed and having the lens replaced my vision improved dramatically. The vision in my left eye is much sharper the problem is that my vision is distorted as it was before cataract surgery. My vision in that eye is wavy. What I have difficulty with is that even though my vision in that eye is much clearer I find that for smaller print I can't always see all the print, think of it this way if the number 111 is in front of me I may see 11 instead. I have to close my left eye and see with my right to see the missing number, but it is also with letters. Sometimes if I turn my head slightly I can see all that's in front of me. A retina specialist explained it this way, that because I have a cyst on my retina that spot is gone and that is why I can't see whatever my eye focuses on that spot. I liken it to looking at a TV screen and you see 1 tiny little white spot, it's a pixel that no longer will have an image and you can't recover it, so you'll always have and empty spot there. Can you please do a video on this condition and answer if there is anything that can be done. Oh I've also been diagnosed with high high pressure in my eyes, my eye doctor says that I have extra thick corneas and he thinks that is why I haven't gotten glaucoma, as a prevention he has me using latanaprost eyedrops, my eyes feel fine except for the cyst, and so far there has not been any indication of glaucoma, peripheral exams are always excellent. Thank you for your videos and concern.
You just speaking in "Girl Subliminals" Translation: I think you are So handsome, i love looking at you and hearing your voice...Oh and Ummm of course i love the education in your videos too.😏
Fun fact, this concept of opening the pupil slightly to blur the shadow on the retina, is the same concept in digital photography why sensor dust is more noticeable at higher apertures (smaller pupil)
I wish there was a cure for these awful things that didn't involve eye surgery!! I just can't abide the thought of that. It's like my worst nightmare. Thankfully I don't usually notice my floaters much unless I'm looking at a bright background on my computer or if I'm outside in daylight. I do have this one though that is like a very dark speck in my right eye in the far upper outside part of my vision. Sometimes I think it's a wasp flying toward me (it even has little wings!). I have a phobia of wasps so that's always fun especially in public LOL! Please keep getting the word out that we need more research on how to get rid of these things easily and safely! Eye doctors don't seem to think they are a big deal but I assure you that to some of us they very much are! To be so common it is amazing that attention on this issue is almost nonexistent.
Glad you have a sense of humor about it. I have the big fibrous clumpy strands dancing the tango. I suffer from anxiety and depression because of these floaters, since 2018, due to a PVD in both eyes. Cannot get used to them. I am also an amateur photographer. I had vitreolysis on my left eye that greatly reduced my floaters, but my right eye turned bad, and the doctor that did the vitreolysis moved to another state. Nobody will touch my right eye now, as I developed glaucoma and have a lot of other stuff going on such as CNV. There is something like a limited vitrectomy, less invasive and risky than a regular one. I am considering that if they will take me. In the mean time, maybe I give atropine another try. I used it once, but my eye dilated more than I expected. It unsettled me a bit.
Thanks for this video it was informative. I have floaters but I recently have seen a new on an its driving me insane. Hopefully discussing this with my eye doctor they'll see whats the next step for me
Interesting description on the role of topical atropine! the main drawback is really the fact that even diluted atropine applciation risks reduced reading ability, whcih in this modern era of smartphone tablet and computer reading, may be even more impairing to patients activities than the ocasional floater
I don't think that someone with ocasional floater will use atropine. Some people have big black floaters in the center field of vision all the time and atropine can be very helpful.
One eye doctor who mainly worked on Asian customers because of the area put extra drops in my eyes to see better what is going on with my eyes / in back of eyes and my blood pressure went through the roof and she (The eye doctor) got really freaked out , Apologized profusely over and over and sent me to the emergency room. Two different nurses in the emergency said they had had a similar experience. (They also had light blue eyes) Apparently it has to do with having light blue eyes or light color in the back of the eye . Maybe genetic related 🤷🏼♀️ But it’s so strange how many things no one tells you like with this experience no matter how long you live 😳😯
Hope you can do a video about eye subconjunctival hemorrhage( broken eye capillaries) in your next video. Why some people have it frequently? And if someone had that a few times, are they more vulnerable to have it frequently because their capillaries’ walls are weaker?
@@DoctorEyeHealth can I share your videos in my fb. I have a friend just went to an eye surgery . Thank you for all the information and explain very well for all of us. Thank you God bless you !
The unknown factor in using Atropine for extended periods is that even slight dilation can increase the amount of light hitting the retna by 20 to 30%. What will the long term effect of that increase of radiation have on the retna?
@@1dayfree He asked his viewers to be cautious with this solution, but it's cute you think you're on to some kind of optometrist conspiracy so do go on.
Mydriatics may increase risk of cataract development but I don't believe it's significant enough that it's often considered. At worst with a 20 to 30% increase of light, you'll have extra eye pain in bright conditions. Maybe cataract development far later in life but it's more of an increased risk than direct cause.
I am truly grateful for you extensive knowledge.. I suffer from several autoimmune illnesses blephrist ..sjogren's.. suffered .. each eye had ulcers on my cornea’s…cataracts and cornea Transplant and now MGD after 2 yrs of Dr.’s NOT listening. I was told I had an allergic reaction to one of drops.. either vancomycin atropine prednisone. My tears and secretions( eyes nose and ears) is like a glue substance that is clear and it has caused my ears to become impacted I can barely hear anything but high pitched noises and swishing sound like an amplified sound of a seashell. I now have dark circles and look like a raccoon. ( people barely recognize me). I hate that nobody will listen. I will try to reach out on social.
Floaters are a PIA (Pain In the @ss). Fortunately, mine are not in the center of the eye. The most problematic for me is my constant fear I'm schizophrenic by seeing things in my periphery that don't exist. Bugs, things moving on their own, etc - only to realize that the damn floaters are doing it. Don't think I'm ready to take a cholinergic agent just yet for them, but it's an interesting concept. Thanks for the video information - hadn't hear of this as a potential treatment.
These are a godsend for me as a young patient with floaters. I never had trouble with them before having visual snow syndrome, but with the condition, our brains dont adapt to them or get used to them due to the enhanced awareness of entoptic phenomena- the atropine drops give me SOME sense of relief since i dont qualify for laser or vitrectomy. Plus, vitrectomies terrify me and are incredibly difficult to recover from properly even when they are done perfect.
I used atropine as prescribed to help with light sensitivity, after I was diagnosed with iritis. But caused my eye to have a tadpole pupil which lasted about 3 days, no fun.
I have eye floaters since many years. Normally it does not bother me but now and then they are a bit annoying. Using eye drops to decrease the effect of them could in some situations be useful, when the pupils dilate. I have read that people, by using eye dilation drops, have experienced an improved night vision, and experienced a starry sky with more visible stars than usual with naked eye. As an amateur astronomer I find this interesting...
As far as visual astronomy is concerned, dilated pupils are interesting mainly for deep sky objects. If you are a Moon & Planets fan, you ought to work with exit pupils always below 2 mm (IOT minimize aberrations), leading your sight to deal with floaters again...Notwithstanding the hazard of exposing your retinas to bright light through the years with atropine side effects. The only "cheap" and safe solution for people dealing with floaters is basically purchasing a bigger scope !
i'd say in the last 5 years eye floaters have gotten worse for me, ive been trying to figure out what in my diet, or day to day activities could have caused it.. i need them to go away, its only worse when looking at white screens on monitors or paper
I basically wear sunglasses all the time. Have even thought about getting tinted contact lenses. Makes me think this would work for me. I’m definitely going to start photographing my pupils on days when they are better and worse to see if I can determine if my pupils dilation has any effect on my annoyance with floaters. Awesome video!!
Brother you’re not alone. I run around looking like Ray Charles whenever wearing my contacts which enhance the floaters. My favorite is good old Brown #3 like folks wear for night driving glare . They are ok for most bright light and tolerable till almost dark.
Since I watched this video, I had my eyes dilated. I took note of the fact that I had zero floaters during this time. So I can see how a diluted solution could work.
I had a recent sinus infection that affected my right eye. I was working out and got dizzy, next thing, my eye began to droop. After days, I began to see floaters.. and 1 globby yellowish looking floater that has now gone in my field of vision. Went to the eye Dr. tests surprisingly came out good, but he saw a swollen vessel that had possibly caused that..
I took the big floater spider like after covid. Coughing and eyes bloodshot. One optician said this often happens after a virus. Long story short. They checked me for b12 I am on shots every 2 months initially it was evey 3. Cause the big Nice say once size fits all. I begged for more frequent shot. Wailed at Doc I get them 2 months now. Every aspect improved but I think a more tailored approach is required to that b12 dosage. I do eat practically Carnivore. After years of treating meat as poison. I think waiting until I was in my fifties to be proactive was a mistake. Fingers crossed It continues to improve.
About 10 years ago I underwent laser surgery to my eyes. In the run up to the surgery I had my eyes tested multiple times which entailed eye dilation. Every time I got my eyes dilated with a diluted solution of Atropine I noticed my floaters disappeared for the day. I loved it!!! I was always going to ask my Ophthalmologist about getting a bottle of the Atropine drops but didn't think it could be prescribed. It never hurts to ask, except when you don't ask, ugh.
Hey mate lucky tht ur floaters have disappeared ! Iam facing the same issue u had and even I'm gonna do a lasik surgery in the near months . After the lasik surgery does the floater disappear for good ?
@@AZ-um1oz You are correct, once I had the laser surgery my floaters got way worse because I could now see clearly. I know two other people that this happened to as well. Maddening.
I was given atropine eye drops once at a ophthalmologists office and subsequently went blind for three weeks. Bloody awful be careful folks. You never know what your allergic to until you have a bad reaction.
Thank you doctor. Please note that you said several times: Point zero one percent which is equal to one hundred of one percent ( .01% or 0.01% ) instead of saying zero point one percent ( 0.1% ) which is one tenth of one percent. Bye the way pineapple really helps eye floaters. Thanks from Dominican Republic.
I used atropine (0.01%) for myopia and didn't see eye floaters during the treatment. I didn't realize it until the treatment ended and started to see them again (I got used to not seeing them at all). Fortunately I had transitions lenses on my glasses because the first 2 weeks are not fun when being outdoors.
That is a great point that I didn't really mention in the video. Light sensitivity and photophobia is usually worse. How long did you take the atropine for myopia?
You mentioned in either this video or another that as you get older that the gel in the eye gets liquidy and clumps form making the eye floaters. Is there a way to prevent or delay this longer? Is there a way to reverse this once it happens without surgery?
@@ranjananikam7390 my dosage is 0.01% atropine and I always use 3-4 drops for extra strength. I wear contacts so the dilation doesn't affect my vision as much but that would be a side effect. You're told to only do 1 drop per day
Whenever i see one of these "just over 10 mins" videos i usually dismiss then as click bait nonsense. And my instincts have been proven right again. Dilating your pupil replaces a not so serious issue with something worse - not being able to focus properly.
Floaters inside my eyes have taken so much of my quality of life, anxiety, depression, kept me indoors etc. I want to try this and pray I can find someone to give me a trial as I'm 37 and my life is slowly slipping away and I want to he able to go outside and be a father. Mine are so very bad and I think my vision is getting worse as a whole.
I am sorry to hear, Jason. I hope you found a way to get your hands on some Atropine. Even a small improvement can do wonders for the soul when you feel like despairing, but I totally get it. I have been struggling with depression over these damn floaters myself off and on for the last four years. Good luck to you.
Thanks doctor, will be really nice that all doctors put this kinds of video use power for study it together an find a cure, it's will be really nice and so much people will be really grateful with them......but so much power and positive mind for all this people we have this shits :) don't loose hope's! Together we can push for help for someone star do really something with this, have a great day people 🙏
Have you ever used Atropine for floaters? What was your experience? For more info on floaters check out this video 👇th-cam.com/video/75c_WzOd_eI/w-d-xo.html
Dr I see floaters in dark Too ..and big giant circle..in dark any suggestions?
I used 1% Atropine, 1 drop in each eye every day for 11 years for myopia as a child. Both parents had severe myopia. I never had any side effects except the dilated pupils. I used bifocals for reading and sunglasses when outdoors. I didn’t develop floaters until my mid 50’s. Interesting connection with the Atropine.
Not sure for Atropine, but whatever eyedrop the doctors used when they examined my eyes indeed made the floaters disappear for a day or so along with the usual dilating pupils.
Can I use cyclopene instead of atropene?
Hi Doc 😊. Thank you for this video and is Atropine safe to use even though I didn't consult to a doctor? I have a small black dot floater and Im scared that it will increase someday. I hope you will notice my comment. Thankyou
I hate having eye floaters 😢 you can't focus or enjoy things
Sometime they are so annoying 😢😢
Same.. I no longer the same person I used to be 😢
YES PLEASE MORE EYE FLOATERS VIDEOS sorry for caps but, I want to really get the message across that there are so many people needing help with this. Dr Allen, we appreciate your work please help us with floaters.
I have tons and tons of floaters since a young age but I cope by directing my attention away from them. It’s good to learn to ignore them although it can be hard especially driving for me because sometimes I think they’re birds.
Same story, my vision is 10% of floaters everywhere... Dots, lines, weiss-ring...
Yeah 🔥✌️
@@Monicalala I had eye floaters since I was grade 4 I think......🤔
I’ve had eye footers for about 15 years. They’ve gotten progressively worse. I have just about every type known in both eyes. They do affect my vision on occasion. And you cannot just ignore them if they are severe. That is something I don’t think many eye docs understand. I saw a prominent ophthalmologist for them about 12 years ago, and he told me there’s nothing that could be done. At least he was nice and compassionate and didn’t think I was crazy, but he offered no help or hope. I tried the pineapple method for about a month and saw minimal improvement, but for reasons too complicated to discuss here, I had to stop. So maybe I’ll try that again. Or atropine. I don’t have the money for the laser, and I’m not sure I’d want to try it yet either.
Thank you for this video, everyone in eye floaters community appreciate help in raising awarness of this problem!
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It's a disgrace that more has not been done to manage floaters. For older people, who may already have reduced vision, they can be a nightmare. Thank you for this discussion.
Lol are you even aware of the existence of diseases that have no cure? Unlike aqueous humor, vitreous is only produced once in life by our bodies. If there's something wrong with it, surgery is the only solution
I’m 33. I was born with cataracts and had my lenses removed when I was a few weeks old. Floaters are a common complication of cataract surgery and I started experiencing them about a year ago. The problem is that I have glaucoma in my left eye so I only have one good eye. Every current solution for floaters is too risky for my one good eye. It’s extremely frustrating.
Yes, it seems they don't care!
@@carlosmillan7933 lol maybe just nothing can be done, no? Not an option?
@@user-qx5cn1si1q there are even surgeries for changing the color of the eyes and do you think they can’t do nothing for this???
I just applied 0.01% atropine yesterday, I can no longer see any floaters now ( I’ve had like dozens of worm-like floaters since I have done SMILE surgery 5 years ago), and its effect last for around 24 hours for me. My life is back !!
How do you get them..
@@bikashmeher7242 you usually get them after an eye infection
@@yow9280 he meant drops ! how to get atropine drops ???
@@wtf6694
Ask from your local eye doctor, it is life changing for me.
I don’t apply it daily though since knowing that I can eliminate floaters by simply applying droplets is by itself very reliving. They just dont look as disturbing as before when I feel in control!
How is it going with them ?
Thanks for the information about atropine treatment. I've worked in retina for about 30 years and had not herd of this before.
I just noticed your eye chart "Believe in things you cannot see." 👍
Love that! Thank you for noticing!
Lol
@@DoctorEyeHealth is this used by patients? Wouldn't they memorise and cheat the eye test then..
@@aravindmeyyappan8368 no of course not
Watching on my phone, I couldn't make out the bottom line. I guess I flunked.
Nice post, Dr. Have had great effect treating my patients with Atropine for myopia progression and will be happy to try this!
Thank you chuck north 👍
@@DoctorEyeHealth Watch 'Vision Mechanic', will be posting more soon and will likely refer to your content from time to time. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Doctor for yet another good &;informative video.I wish all doc's display the concern you have for your patients.God Bless you.
Did you mentioned that you just turned 33? You look more like 23. Take thus as a compliment. Keep on doing what you are doing so you'll look like my graduate school advisor. When she was 58, she looked like she was 35. Be blessed and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THIS COMMON PROBLEM. MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE CONDITION.
New kid on the block and a new subscriber.😍 Dr, JJ Allen thank you for sharing your videos. Very informative and helpful for me and my family.👍👍 Have a blessed day🙏🙏
I noticed the picture at the back with the frog and the glasses. I just coloured it myself and now it’s a part of my room. Btw. great Video! I’m an optician in training from Germany and I really love your videos !!
Aloha to a future Augen-Optiker!
Thank you for this good information. I was given atropine and several other drops after a severe retinal detachment. I was told to take the atropine every two hours. Unfortunately, most doctors don’t explain to the patient what the many eye drops that are given are for. It is really nice to know what the drops are for and possible side affects. I was also taking two drops to reduce pressure and another drop for pain (I found out after I asked the nurse). Thank you.
Thank you Doctor indeed for your eye opening video on eye floaters. I have been suffering from eye floaters for the last five years and didn't have any idea of what's happening with my eyes. At times I feared that I might lose my sight. What a great relief after watching your video. Once again thank you indeed, Doctor.
I have same problem plz help me to knw wht aye drop u use plz
Go 5o your own eye doctor!! Don't wait.....
Doc ... you are truly a big help with my big problem for more than 10 years now
How can cure iam also suffering from it
I've experienced floaters since I was 12 years old. 20 years later, they seem normal to me. They just come and go almost unnoticed 95% of the time. I can see a lot if I set my brain to detect them.
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Same with me.
same with me . i reached a point where i thought im having retinal detachment
Como le hiciste bro? Whats the trick? Lol
for you, but for many people we don't get used to it
My eye surgeon had not heard of this treatment. I sent her this video and now she is willing. I am excited to try it and also to be a pioneer for others!
What was the final result?
@@ShakilTanvir I see her in 2 weeks.
@@Blue4uNowickaany improvement?
@@Acalade. My floaters have improved so much on their own that we did not try it at this time.
Was it useful?
Not related to this particular video but after wearing glasses for 15 years I finally decided to go with contacts for the first time today. Your videos have been a huge help. Once I get past blinking 37 times everytime I go near my eye I’ll be good!
Thanks, will bring this up to my Eye Dr.
My husband painted our bedroom the lightest shade of blush, I got home and my floaters were crazy bad. I couldn’t be in there with a light on. The next day he repainted back to a medium sage green, it’s far easier on the eyes.
How sweet for your hubby to be so supportive.
Right. I have the most floaters and most eye doctors are surprised when they look at my eyes. I will see for myself.
You are going to help everyone get rid of their floaters?
That is great.
I was prescribed with atropine in February for my myopia management ( it may sounds crazy to a lot of people, but my prescription continues to grow and I’m over 30 now). I never thought atropine would help with eye floater. This video is so informative! My experience with atropine is ok, although I find it can be hard to focus sometimes.
Still using it??? Any help in myopia?
Better results when you get started on Atropine as a child to control myopia.
Nothing crazy about it. It's called pathological myopia. Make sure to keep on top of your eye exams, as you are more vulnerable to develop eye conditions earlier. I am 61 and my prescription has been increasing all the way up to this year... I started with 0.25 when I was 6 years old. Yesterday, I was -10, when I got a new lens and my cataract was removed. I also had an i-stent put in to control glaucoma.
do you think the drops are making your myopia worst
@@effentjesupdate
Please make a video as a "how to..." for the practical application of ordering the diluted Atropine ophthalmic drops through compounding pharmacies. That might be helpful for ophthalmologists and or optometrists to be more open to offering this type of therapy (cite sources). Thank you.
Very interesting video Doctor. Thank you for answering all of my questions Before I could even ask them!😊
My floats started I think by my early 20's, but mine are more in the shape of strings to like wider clear ribbons, some have a black speck at each end of them very weird! But they dont bother me, I wouldnt mess w them unless they cause pain or loss of vision! Im 56 now! Great channel
For everyone who has eye floaters and are currently in panic: keep on reading.
I first encountered floaters when I was about 19 but somehow they moved out of my field of vision, then at 27 I suddenly had a bunch of them. At that time I also had bad anxiety, stress etc and I couldn’t stop looking for the floaters that it became a daily obsession. But: I overcame it. It WILL get better! Try to find the core of where the anxiety comes from, maybe with a little more help like therapy or someone you trust to talk to. Strangely, I still have floaters but I barely notice them because I’m not scared of them anymore. The mind is the magic! If I can do it, you can do it too!
I am also 19 I just saw one floater in left eye I am obsessed with seeing it daily and overthinking 😭 hope this is normal 😢
@@AniketKumar-qn9inOne isn’t so bad. But completely normal and harmless, don’t worry the obsession will pass, give it time.
Maaf apakah floater kamu masih ada? Saya juga mengalaminya sudah 6 tahun banyaknya tidak pernah berkurang sudah di usg mata juga tetapi gak ada obat yang ampuh :)
@@AniketKumar-qn9in I've 2 or 3 floaters i hope it can get cured naturally
I have lots of floater in my left eye. 😓😓😓😓😓
I have floaters and they drive me insane. I’m going to ask my optometrist about this..it’s been 40 years I’ve had these so this brings hope!
Did you use atropine? Did it help you?
Thank you for this!! This is really helpful info!!
I love the poster that you have in the back!
I was prepared to post a comment saying drops don't cure eye floaters and you shouldn't be giving people false hope, but fortunately I watched enough of the video to understand what you're referring to. It's not for me, but thank you for helping to give people an option. Cheers!
I haven"t used drops, but I have experienced a persistent and noticeable decrease in the number and density of floaters after drinking daily pineapple smoothies (including the core, approx 1 cup) for about a year. I also add some blueberries and a raw egg. I'm over 60.
🥰 Thank You for talking bout the darn floaters, mine have progressive ly gotten to appoint of help me!!!!
My past eye care specialists used dilatations on me to determine my eyes are healthy, but floaters continue to remain in my field of vision. I have floater issues for over twenty years, and now at age 45 my floaters are becoming difficult to live with. I don't smoke, drink alcohol, or use any illegal substances. I don't have diabetes, high-blood pressure, or cancer. 20-years-ago I did get a right-eye injury which caused short-term inflammation and bright flashes of light out of the corner of my eye which ended quickly over time. My anxiety and stress have reached a point in my life where I'm on disability from teaching. I fear eye surgery due to the info you shared, my own research, and my cousin's eye medical suggestions. I live in Southern California, aside from retinal attachment surgery, the results here for eye surgery scares me. My grandfather, who has cancer, high-blood pressure, glaucoma, and other aliments at age 92 has shown me how serious eye issues can be. I would like to nothing for other ten years, but my condition is blocking me from working and is affecting my sleeping. Now that my doctor has given me all the blood test a patient can get in one year, I will discuss with her your Atropine suggestion, but am I considering all the right options for my problem? I've recently discovered that prescribed meds for mental issues like anxiety don't have the best affect/effects on me resulting in sleepless nights plus other minor issues of concern. If Atropine or hydraulics is the solution how much improvement in my vision could I get? Currently, I'm also asking God for help.
I was watching one of your previous floaters videos last week when you said something about if anyone was seeing bright lights to pause the video and make an appointment to see your eye doctor. It reminded me I did have a strange incident a few days prior so I actually paused the video and called my doctor( Dr. Morgan with BaylorScott&White ) . He got me in the next day and said my situation was an "Ophthalmic Migraine" but was glad I let him know. He also noticed I was having some blurring in my left eye(my floater is in right eye) and he said he could fix with an in-office procedure. So, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos -- really helped me remember I need to do a better job of monitoring my vision issues.
What is/was the in office procedure
Migraine causes loss of optic nerve fibers (like Glaucoma). I find it is usually triggered by Mercury. I can help if you want to dig into healing root causes with natural therapies!
Yes, what was the procedure? Having problems with blurry vision for at least 18 months & it is driving me crazy!
I've had detachment of my vitreous body in my right eye in August 2019, I was 20 years old. I've begun to have a lot of eye floaters. It was a big shock for me. I got depressed I didn't know what to do. It was very painful. So I went to my doctor and she prescribed me 0.1% Atropine to use once per week at night, one drop in each eye. I have been using the drops for a little more than a year and I've had amazing results. Atropine relaxes the ciliary muscle and that relieved my pain. It also helped me see less eye floaters, now I barely see any. I believe it somehow sharpened my vision and stabilized my diopter because in a recent check up with my doctor she told me I've never been better during my eye test. I think I only got one number wrong. I was pleasantly surprised so was she. I'm studying Pharmacy, this is my 4th year now and we have a compound Pharmacy at our Faculty, that's where I have been able to purchase my Atropine eye drops. A few weeks ago I even learned how to make them. So to every doctor who hesitates to prescribe the drops to a patient - don't. These drops helped me so so much, they saved my life, and my mental health. They also made my condition a little bit better.
How is it now? Do you need to keep using them?
Do we have to keep using it for the rest of our lives ?
Really well done video.
Great video!!!👍 Thanks for the important information.
You bet! Thanks for watching Mireya!
So I wanted to tell you what helped for me.
I noticed the floaters about 5 years ago and i lived with it. I read a lot of info and watched lots of videos.
I had a bit of encouragement when I tried the pineapple suggestions and I believe I saw a minor improvement.
Now without focusing on the floater I began taking a multivitamin, an iron supplement and B complex.
I would say its been about a year and a half and i realize that the floater is about 10% what it was.
I was actually looking for it one day and couldn't make it come back .
Obviously I could provide a lot more detail but as an overview that's all I did so ignore or draw your own conclusions.
Hear what you said ! Looking for it" people out there with eyes full of dark floaters . And you have one 🙈
The vitreous body is living connective tissue, so improving nutrition would support better cleansing and regenerative processes...
Please make a video about vitrectomy and is young age or old age have different complications etc.
Great. Keep us informed please
Do you have a video on chroidal neovascularization? Thanks for the great videos! I’ve learned so much!
My floaters mysteriously showed up about 30 years ago. Over time, my brain just tuned them out. I don't even see them anymore unless I choose to acknowledge them. Dark sunglasses helped a great deal. Dark sunglasses help with other things as well. I wouldn't dump chemicals into my eyes to distract me from the floaters
So meaning to say, like day to day, you dont even see it at all? Not even shadows of it moving up and down?
Funny thing, I watched this video while waiting in my mom. She's in with the eye doctor now! I have bad floaters, but can live with them thankfully. Thanks for keeping us informed!
What do you mean by bad floaters???
Find an experienced eye surgeon who will do a vitrectomy and the floaters will be gone. my husband and I did and we are so thankful.
@@charlottehunter3537 what's your age?
@@charlottehunter3537
Any complications after that
Iam hesitant to go for it
As many people says has a lot of complications after that
I’ve got floaters and saw another video about eating pineapple cause of the vitamin in it. I’m going to give it a go. Plus make sure you stay hydrated.
Thank Dr.Allen For sharing.
Ive been diagnosed with a foveal cyst in my left eye, I had also been diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes. The cataracts were diagnosed after the foveal cyst. The foveal cyst is very annoying, after having cataracts removed and having the lens replaced my vision improved dramatically. The vision in my left eye is much sharper the problem is that my vision is distorted as it was before cataract surgery. My vision in that eye is wavy. What I have difficulty with is that even though my vision in that eye is much clearer I find that for smaller print I can't always see all the print, think of it this way if the number 111 is in front of me I may see 11 instead. I have to close my left eye and see with my right to see the missing number, but it is also with letters. Sometimes if I turn my head slightly I can see all that's in front of me. A retina specialist explained it this way, that because I have a cyst on my retina that spot is gone and that is why I can't see whatever my eye focuses on that spot. I liken it to looking at a TV screen and you see 1 tiny little white spot, it's a pixel that no longer will have an image and you can't recover it, so you'll always have and empty spot there.
Can you please do a video on this condition and answer if there is anything that can be done. Oh I've also been diagnosed with high high pressure in my eyes, my eye doctor says that I have extra thick corneas and he thinks that is why I haven't gotten glaucoma, as a prevention he has me using latanaprost eyedrops, my eyes feel fine except for the cyst, and so far there has not been any indication of glaucoma, peripheral exams are always excellent. Thank you for your videos and concern.
I’m an optical dispenser obsessed with your videos 👏🤓
You just speaking in
"Girl Subliminals"
Translation: I think you are So handsome, i love looking at you and hearing your voice...Oh and Ummm of course i love the education in your videos too.😏
Yes, isn't it awesome to find such a great source of clear, insightful information?
Fun fact, this concept of opening the pupil slightly to blur the shadow on the retina, is the same concept in digital photography why sensor dust is more noticeable at higher apertures (smaller pupil)
:O
Is that all it does? So the floaters remain but you still a chemical in to see it less ....
I Love Your Videos!! Thanks so much!
Thanks for the info. 😊
Nice of him to make this video during his recess.
I wish there was a cure for these awful things that didn't involve eye surgery!! I just can't abide the thought of that. It's like my worst nightmare.
Thankfully I don't usually notice my floaters much unless I'm looking at a bright background on my computer or if I'm outside in daylight. I do have this one though that is like a very dark speck in my right eye in the far upper outside part of my vision. Sometimes I think it's a wasp flying toward me (it even has little wings!). I have a phobia of wasps so that's always fun especially in public LOL!
Please keep getting the word out that we need more research on how to get rid of these things easily and safely! Eye doctors don't seem to think they are a big deal but I assure you that to some of us they very much are! To be so common it is amazing that attention on this issue is almost nonexistent.
Glad you have a sense of humor about it. I have the big fibrous clumpy strands dancing the tango. I suffer from anxiety and depression because of these floaters, since 2018, due to a PVD in both eyes. Cannot get used to them. I am also an amateur photographer. I had vitreolysis on my left eye that greatly reduced my floaters, but my right eye turned bad, and the doctor that did the vitreolysis moved to another state. Nobody will touch my right eye now, as I developed glaucoma and have a lot of other stuff going on such as CNV. There is something like a limited vitrectomy, less invasive and risky than a regular one. I am considering that if they will take me. In the mean time, maybe I give atropine another try. I used it once, but my eye dilated more than I expected. It unsettled me a bit.
your will's eye manual looks like mine! you've definitely used it
Thanks for this video it was informative. I have floaters but I recently have seen a new on an its driving me insane. Hopefully discussing this with my eye doctor they'll see whats the next step for me
Interesting description on the role of topical atropine! the main drawback is really the fact that even diluted atropine applciation risks reduced reading ability, whcih in this modern era of smartphone tablet and computer reading, may be even more impairing to patients activities than the ocasional floater
I don't think that someone with ocasional floater will use atropine. Some people have big black floaters in the center field of vision all the time and atropine can be very helpful.
The reduced accommodation is about 4 diopters with a diluted .01% . Which can be significant in a 35 to 45 year old person.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Or for anyone with Accommodative Insufficiency or many other binocular vision disorders...
I concur.
Hi doc Joe, thanks for the lecture. I am planning to study optometry at doctorate degree.
Best wishes. What school?
Thank you for video,please more videos
How does Atropine get rid of floaters? My husband has the pretty bad and this would be great for him. Thanks for the information.
I hope better removal of floaters becomes available so pretending they aren't there isn't always the only treatment.
One eye doctor who mainly worked on Asian customers because of the area put extra drops in my eyes to see better what is going on with my eyes / in back of eyes and my blood pressure went through the roof and she (The eye doctor) got really freaked out , Apologized profusely over and over and sent me to the emergency room. Two different nurses in the emergency said they had had a similar experience. (They also had light blue eyes) Apparently it has to do with having light blue eyes or light color in the back of the eye . Maybe genetic related 🤷🏼♀️ But it’s so strange how many things no one tells you like with this experience no matter how long you live 😳😯
Hope you can do a video about eye subconjunctival hemorrhage( broken eye capillaries) in your next video. Why some people have it frequently? And if someone had that a few times, are they more vulnerable to have it frequently because their capillaries’ walls are weaker?
Bioflavonoids help improve the vascular strength and flexibility. If the bleeding re-occurs in the same spot, be sure to have it checked out...
I love your videos. You explain very well
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
@@DoctorEyeHealth can I share your videos in my fb. I have a friend just went to an eye surgery . Thank you for all the information and explain very well for all of us. Thank you God bless you !
Dr, can you recommend the BEST eye protection glasses for home laser items such as the Kenzi? Thanks so much!!
The unknown factor in using Atropine for extended periods is that even slight dilation can increase the amount of light hitting the retna by 20 to 30%. What will the long term effect of that increase of radiation have on the retna?
Cataracts. This is not a side effect. It is the end goal for these fiends.
Excellent question!
@@1dayfree He asked his viewers to be cautious with this solution, but it's cute you think you're on to some kind of optometrist conspiracy so do go on.
Mydriatics may increase risk of cataract development but I don't believe it's significant enough that it's often considered.
At worst with a 20 to 30% increase of light, you'll have extra eye pain in bright conditions. Maybe cataract development far later in life but it's more of an increased risk than direct cause.
You should wear sunglasses outside. He often underlines that this is important to prevent cateracts.
I am truly grateful for you extensive knowledge.. I suffer from several autoimmune illnesses blephrist ..sjogren's.. suffered .. each eye had ulcers on my cornea’s…cataracts and cornea Transplant and now MGD after 2 yrs of Dr.’s NOT listening. I was told I had an allergic reaction to one of drops.. either vancomycin atropine prednisone. My tears and secretions( eyes nose and ears) is like a glue substance that is clear and it has caused my ears to become impacted I can barely hear anything but high pitched noises and swishing sound like an amplified sound of a seashell. I now have dark circles and look like a raccoon. ( people barely recognize me). I hate that nobody will listen. I will try to reach out on social.
I just checked and the information about bromelain reducing floaters came from this channel, Dr Eye Health.
I started taking that on 14 February. I understand that I need to take it daily for 3 months.
Thank you. I have always wonder why floaters disappeared for an hour after the doctor dilated my eyes. This is something to look into🤔
That's right 😂
Same here they were gone then came back
And I thought it would never come back
@@bongdebjanikivines679 they look like cob webs and and white bugs going everywhere in the blue sky
@@DjSavir361 yes I know, I have floaters, vision snow and blue entoptic vision and all of these were due to anxiety 😐
Floaters are a PIA (Pain In the @ss). Fortunately, mine are not in the center of the eye. The most problematic for me is my constant fear I'm schizophrenic by seeing things in my periphery that don't exist. Bugs, things moving on their own, etc - only to realize that the damn floaters are doing it. Don't think I'm ready to take a cholinergic agent just yet for them, but it's an interesting concept. Thanks for the video information - hadn't hear of this as a potential treatment.
These are a godsend for me as a young patient with floaters. I never had trouble with them before having visual snow syndrome, but with the condition, our brains dont adapt to them or get used to them due to the enhanced awareness of entoptic phenomena- the atropine drops give me SOME sense of relief since i dont qualify for laser or vitrectomy. Plus, vitrectomies terrify me and are incredibly difficult to recover from properly even when they are done perfect.
so they worked for you?
I used atropine as prescribed to help with light sensitivity, after I was diagnosed with iritis. But caused my eye to have a tadpole pupil which lasted about 3 days, no fun.
I have eye floaters since many years. Normally it does not bother me but now and then they are a bit annoying.
Using eye drops to decrease the effect of them could in some situations be useful, when the pupils dilate.
I have read that people, by using eye dilation drops, have experienced an improved night vision, and experienced a starry sky with more visible stars than usual with naked eye. As an amateur astronomer I find this interesting...
Not ime
But it might create some more complications in the future.
Please help me dear to remove these scary floaters 😓
@@rinkudevi1722 me too i just told my parents im so scared
As far as visual astronomy is concerned, dilated pupils are interesting mainly for deep sky objects.
If you are a Moon & Planets fan, you ought to work with exit pupils always below 2 mm (IOT minimize aberrations), leading your sight to deal with floaters again...Notwithstanding the hazard of exposing your retinas to bright light through the years with atropine side effects.
The only "cheap" and safe solution for people dealing with floaters is basically purchasing a bigger scope !
Sensor spots on DSLR cameras don't matter when you use larger apertures :)
Haha underated comment
i'd say in the last 5 years eye floaters have gotten worse for me, ive been trying to figure out what in my diet, or day to day activities could have caused it.. i need them to go away, its only worse when looking at white screens on monitors or paper
Thanks for your video
I basically wear sunglasses all the time. Have even thought about getting tinted contact lenses. Makes me think this would work for me. I’m definitely going to start photographing my pupils on days when they are better and worse to see if I can determine if my pupils dilation has any effect on my annoyance with floaters. Awesome video!!
Brother you’re not alone. I run around looking like Ray Charles whenever wearing my contacts which enhance the floaters. My favorite is good old Brown #3 like folks wear for night driving glare . They are ok for most bright light and tolerable till almost dark.
I also wear sunglasses daily including indoors and during the Winter.
Since I watched this video, I had my eyes dilated. I took note of the fact that I had zero floaters during this time. So I can see how a diluted solution could work.
I was prescribed atropine drops for the second time today following the second round of surgery to reattach the retina in my right eye.
Very Informative. Thank You for taking the time to make this video.
I had a recent sinus infection that affected my right eye. I was working out and got dizzy, next thing, my eye began to droop. After days, I began to see floaters.. and 1 globby yellowish looking floater that has now gone in my field of vision. Went to the eye Dr. tests surprisingly came out good, but he saw a swollen vessel that had possibly caused that..
Im seeing dark floaters now for the first time, after a bad sinus infection
What treatment did you get for it/ what was the outcome?
@@sehwutz2491 @Ru-Dy The eyes are surrounded by the sinuses, so they is a common cause of eye issues.
I took the big floater spider like after covid.
Coughing and eyes bloodshot.
One optician said this often happens after a
virus.
Long story short. They checked me for b12 I am on shots every 2 months initially it was evey 3. Cause the big Nice say once size fits all. I begged for more frequent shot. Wailed at Doc I get them 2 months now.
Every aspect improved but I think a more tailored approach is required to that b12 dosage.
I do eat practically Carnivore. After years of treating meat as poison.
I think waiting until I was in my fifties to be proactive was a
mistake. Fingers crossed
It continues to improve.
About 10 years ago I underwent laser surgery to my eyes. In the run up to the surgery I had my eyes tested multiple times which entailed eye dilation. Every time I got my eyes dilated with a diluted solution of Atropine I noticed my floaters disappeared for the day. I loved it!!! I was always going to ask my Ophthalmologist about getting a bottle of the Atropine drops but didn't think it could be prescribed. It never hurts to ask, except when you don't ask, ugh.
Hey mate lucky tht ur floaters have disappeared ! Iam facing the same issue u had and even I'm gonna do a lasik surgery in the near months . After the lasik surgery does the floater disappear for good ?
@@CraigG. I'd think they'd look worse once you can see clearly after the surgery, but have you had your surgery yet? how did it go?
Yea but if we use them daily won’t our pupils be huge all day?) everyday??
@@AZ-um1oz You are correct, once I had the laser surgery my floaters got way worse because I could now see clearly. I know two other people that this happened to as well. Maddening.
Hi Graige with Lazak surgery the floors will still be there.
Thank you for the advice. I have floaters and are a pain. You are the best 👌
Thanks for watching Ramona!
Did you use atropine? Did it help you?
That explains a lot when I went for check with dilator it didn't seem as bad.
Yes! I usually recommend a trial in office now.
I was given atropine eye drops once at a ophthalmologists office and subsequently went blind for three weeks. Bloody awful be careful folks. You never know what your allergic to until you have a bad reaction.
Sorry to hear you had that experience. But I appreciate you sharing.
We have medications for many things.. how they can't made a eye drops or drugs especially for floaters.. i just can't understand that...
It's from toxicity, and drugs ARE toxins...
Thank you doctor.
Please note that you said several times:
Point zero one percent which is equal to one hundred of one percent ( .01% or 0.01% ) instead of saying zero point one percent ( 0.1% ) which is one tenth of one percent.
Bye the way pineapple really helps eye floaters.
Thanks from Dominican Republic.
Doing good job doctor.. interested in your upcoming detailed video on myopia control/ management in kids by using atropine drops..
I used atropine (0.01%) for myopia and didn't see eye floaters during the treatment. I didn't realize it until the treatment ended and started to see them again (I got used to not seeing them at all). Fortunately I had transitions lenses on my glasses because the first 2 weeks are not fun when being outdoors.
That is a great point that I didn't really mention in the video. Light sensitivity and photophobia is usually worse. How long did you take the atropine for myopia?
@@DoctorEyeHealth I think the treatment was prescribed for 1 or 2 years.
Where are u from Juan Diego
Man, i will try this for my annoying floaters..
Hope it helps!
K eeep it up !! U r the only öne telling facts
God bless u very helpful.
Please any treatment for pterygiun
You mentioned in either this video or another that as you get older that the gel in the eye gets liquidy and clumps form making the eye floaters. Is there a way to prevent or delay this longer? Is there a way to reverse this once it happens without surgery?
I find that the health of the vitreous is most often affected by the terrain in the large intestine.
@@GlenSwartwout it seems a lot of health issues come from gut health.
I use them daily and I have noticed a significant difference. So much so that I don't ever want to live without those drops...
Me too👍
Fate could you please, inform me how many drops you use in a day ? What is the progress and side effects of using atropine ? Thanks in advance
@@ranjananikam7390 my dosage is 0.01% atropine and I always use 3-4 drops for extra strength. I wear contacts so the dilation doesn't affect my vision as much but that would be a side effect. You're told to only do 1 drop per day
Just started seeing them last week, got my doctor appointment, hopefully it will helps
how are they now
Whenever i see one of these "just over 10 mins" videos i usually dismiss then as click bait nonsense. And my instincts have been proven right again. Dilating your pupil replaces a not so serious issue with something worse - not being able to focus properly.
Please discuss Glaucoma too.... and how one can overcome this without surgery.
Smoke weed
Floaters inside my eyes have taken so much of my quality of life, anxiety, depression, kept me indoors etc. I want to try this and pray I can find someone to give me a trial as I'm 37 and my life is slowly slipping away and I want to he able to go outside and be a father. Mine are so very bad and I think my vision is getting worse as a whole.
I am sorry to hear, Jason. I hope you found a way to get your hands on some Atropine. Even a small improvement can do wonders for the soul when you feel like despairing, but I totally get it. I have been struggling with depression over these damn floaters myself off and on for the last four years. Good luck to you.
@@effentjes how are you doing dear?
@@effentjes my heart goes out to you I see you in every eye floater video.
How's the condition now ?
@@effentjes have you tried vitrectomy?
please I need eye contacts to see far and to read which brand you recommend best thank you for your answer
Thanks doctor, will be really nice that all doctors put this kinds of video use power for study it together an find a cure, it's will be really nice and so much people will be really grateful with them......but so much power and positive mind for all this people we have this shits :) don't loose hope's! Together we can push for help for someone star do really something with this, have a great day people 🙏