How to get rid of floaters in 2 MINUTES. (BUT IS IT SAFE?) | Ophthalmologist
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In this video, Dr. Michael Chua discusses the evidence based ways to treat floaters.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:34 What are floaters?
1:25 Laser Vitreolysis
9:05 Vitrectomy
13:35 Pineapples
16:50 Supplements
19:37 Observation
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Any opinion on the floater doctor? Based out of Texas… 17 years of yag experience and seems to have helped a lot of patients safely
I have floaters in both eyes and it drives me crazy. Driving is difficult at times. I'm so grateful for the vision I do have. It could be worse!
Many people have found a low carb, keto, or carnivore woe (and some incorporate fasting) got rid of their floaters and reversed or benefitted other eye conditions. My dry eye went away completely when I decreased my carb intake. Many have commented on reversing cataracts, as well.
I really wish they would put more funding into research a way to get rid of floaters without the need for surgery or supplements that don't fix the actual problem or come with side effects
@leoninc Yeah its insane that after all these years they still have no real solution to get rid of floaters, a very common everyday nuisance that many suffer from. Everyone just says to deal with it which is unacceptable.
@@lifedeather unacceptable?? There is still time for your phD
@@lifedeather A fix with NO side effects?
@leoninc 😅⁸
Have you tried Vitreous Health by MacuHealth?
What I have learned watching different videos about floaters:
- Floaters get worse with lack of sleep, unhealthy diet (sugar, carbs, processed), and stress
- It may come and go, so stop obsessing about it which usually leads to anxiety and stress
- Non-invasive procedure such as red light therapy, eating pineapple and beets or drink its juice everyday helped reduce floaters if not remove them completely, some people reported their floaters returned when they stopped doing these though.
Form a retired MD with floaters who had a vitrectomy in my left eye 2010, and still has tones of floaters in my right eye2024, I much appreciate your video. Thank you for the information and work. I have not had any complications from my vitrectomy, but the long process of evaluation, surgery and followup have given me pause.
I have tons of floaters. It has been 9 months. Should i go for surgery? My life has been affected. Please tell me why you do not want to recommend surgery?
Please tell me... what was the recovery like? I'm terrified to have this done. Thank you.
Glad that you had success with yours. I got a retnal detachment a fter 2 weeks of left cheek to pillow positioning. Then went straight back into surgery to try use silcone oil to hold retina in place, two weeks face down that time, but it held, had oil and lens replaced a year later, double vision and buckled vision, but its held. Greatful for what i have left
@@joannwhite5341what are you having done
I had it also.. still have floaters
Hi Friends, floaters are so common that I think we should just call them normal at this point. Having noticed them since I was 17 years old, I just accept them. Do you know what happens when you just accept something? You guessed it, it becomes less of a problem and usually just goes away all on its own. In my experience and other's I have collaborated with on this subject, the best treatment for floaters seemed to be sleep and reducing stress. If you are lacking in sleep, you will see them more vividly and perhaps even get new ones, but catch up on some good sleep and relax a little and you would be surprised how faint they can become. There are almost no medical studies you can totally rely on because every person is unique and has his/her own unique belief system. If one believes something will work, it will. How does the study quantify that? But, that's how simple it can be. Your body is intelligent and doesn't need anyone or anything to help it do its job. It has the power to heal and balance continuously pretty much anything, if you will allow it.
But, what if has caused a retinal tear?
I developed floaters after working nights and insufficient sleep.
@@JoyceWrightPierce Hi, floaters don’t cause retinal tears, floaters can be a symptom that you have had a retinal tear. The occurrence of floaters does not necessarily mean you’ve had a retinal tear. I hope that helps😊
@@YouTips4U Your explanation helps tremendously!!!! 🙏🏼
My Opthalmologist lead me to believe that the floaters were the cause of the retinal tear, which can eventually lead to a retinal detachment.
She also said that the reason my vision is blurred is from a floater that's blocking my line of vision.
She did see where the tear had scar tissue which means it had already healed itself, but she wants me to see a retinal specialist to see if he should do a laser treatment to reinforce the scaring and prevent a retinal detachment.
Thank you so much for this so encouraging I will continue to do the same
I had floaters since I can remember. A decade of kickboxing seemed to increase them and a couple of years later I began to had vitriol detachment symptoms. followed by retinal detachment which required gas bubble retinopathy, cryo, and laser surgery. two years later the other eye did the same. three years after that I developed cataracts in both eyes which is hereditary. both eyes got IOLs over the following 4 years. After all that I can tell you. Floaters! not much of a problem. Dont risk any eyesight trying to get rid of them. I still see several leftovers from the many surgeries. Im sure diet etc can also have an effect and I definitely see better when I get rid of sugar from my diet but I dont think I would risk any more eyesight loss just over seeing a little fluff here and there.
" I developed cataracts in both eyes which is hereditary"
I think you developed cataracts due to the surgery, according to what was said in the video, the study showing 31% of patients needing cataract surgery within 2 years of a vitrectomy is one, I believe another cause is the sun's UV light
I came to accept the floaters. Also I have a friend that became blind during a gas surgery. That scared me enough to accept the floaters.
Eat pineapple n a healthy diet should help alittle
thank youfor sharing your experience very helpful
Would you recommend a person to have surgery?
I will NEVER get any procedure/surgery for "floaters". Excellent Video Brother
Laser for floater is not bad
My tinnitus take away the focus from the floaters until it reverses and floaters take my focus from the tinnitus.
Haha same here man!
Me as well.
Same here 😏
I feel your pain!! Astroid hyalosis causes thousands of floaters! I have been told just to ignore it! (What a joke!)! Same with the tinnitus!
Lmfao 😂
Thank you! This was the most clear and comprehensive presentation that I have seen on this subject.
Thank you for this video. It is so hard to get this information from ophthalmologists.
The most well balanced and thorough presentation on the options to treat floaters and the associated short term and long term cost/benefits and risks that I have ever seen. I have had a detached vitreous on both eyes in the last 4 yrs and noticed a significant increase in floaters. This presentation has been an immense help in my decision. I am going to wait as one eye cleared up reasonably fast but the other is taking more time. Thank you Dr. Chau!!!
Did you have surgury ? OR , Did you follow a nutition and diet plan ? Please share !
@@mikefair8341 Did not have surgery or laser because of the risks. Have gotten better without any treatment or special diet. I have bigger eye problems to worry about (glaucoma, cataracts, pseudoexfoliation syndrome, Fuchs corneal dystrophy). Eyes are very delicate structures and the more you muck around in there, the more you open yourself up to some very serious and even permanent complications.
@@mikefair8341 vitrectomy surgery or laser for floaters is too risky. I also am at risk for glaucoma, have cataracts, pseudoexfoliation syndrome and Fuch"s corneal dystrophy. All of this makes any surgery exponentially more risky. I will learn to live with floaters.
That was a fantastic presentation. Thank you so much.
Dr. Chua...wow! What a refreshing and intelligent video, free of mumbo-jumbo and subjectivity and very measured and objective. I have had minor floaters which appear and then fade away since I was in my fifties. Now that I am in my sixties I have developed PVD and a large black-thread style reversed "letter C" in the right mid section of my right eye's field of view. This happened two weeks ago. I have had the eyes checked at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne (Australia) because there was some right field flashing when I blinked my eyes (I was worried about my retina) and the very kind ophthalmologist there confirmed the PVD, the floater (similar to a Weiss Ring) and told me to have another thorough examination in six weeks, which I will do. In all other respects she said my retinas were healthy and the initial examination gave me a score of 6/6 in both eyes for visual acuity (which I am not sure I understand).
I am terrified of any eye problems I must admit and the floater has been driving me crazy. Like many people I Googled and Googled and there was a plethora of information which was often contradictory. I started taking Bromelain, Lysine and Gingko Biloba and I have been taking a Lutein supplement called "Macu-Vision" for years. For a while I was convinced that I would wait a few months and have the YAG laser procedure but I was scared because the ophthalmologist who checked me at the RVEE Hospital told me she felt that both procedures presented risks which far outweighed the benefits. Your video has now convinced me that she was wise and quite right.
Now I will wait to see if the floater drops towards the bottom of the eye or drifts out of the field of view. The hospital ophthalmologist told me this MIGHT happen but that the collagen would not break up of its own accord. Dr. Chua, is it true that floaters can drop to the bottom of the eye or move out of the field of vision? Also, are you aware of this new development, a link for which I will add below. Thanks again for your excellent video. I wish you worked here in Melbourne because I think I would sitting on your doorstep as soon as you set up your clinic and got going here! Best wishes to you!!!
www.drugdiscoverynews.com/safer-eye-floater-treatments-come-with-a-burst-of-nanobubbles-15396
Great video with discussion of all options and risks/benefits - will definitely help me make up my mind about what to do about my floaters. Thank you, Dr. Chua!👍🏻😃
how's your floaters?
Thank you for your honesty!
Excellent presentation. Thank you Michael.
Thank you for your honesty and thoroughness.
Thank you for your professionalism and your honest opinions
Thank you SOOOOO much for explaining this information!
Thank to DM Chua for ur time, and for explaining about the eye floaters, and the risk in taking laser for the eyes. Ur video was very helpful and informative thanks. 👍
This was very informative. It was also concerning. I know I made bad choices out of my fear of Dr.'s. When I had difficulty seeing out of my left eye on the morning of 3-4-20 I wrote it off to seeing my mom on life support, family disconnect, getting a picture of my grandchild mauled. I drove home. Leaving my mom. My service dog and I made it back to Palm City Florida from Hilton head hospital. My view was horrible. My left eyes view was very much like looking through dark smoke. Right eye was normal. I never had this checked until one of my best friends encouraged me. You have given me a lot to think about. I will watch this video again. Thank you so much, doctor Chua.. Many blessings to you.🙏
This is one of the best videos I've seen on floaters. Thanks so much for explaining the options in depth. Very helpful!
im an opthalmic tech (COT) with 20 + yrs experience. ive worked for ophthalmologists that have done Yag for floaters....its not great and you need multiple lasers to get any bit of tiny improvement. Also ive seen PPV for floaters numerous times. Thats wayyyyy to much to go through for floaters. I have tons of floaters myself and dont plan on having anything done....if that tells you anything.
thanks for sharing the info Dr. Chua.
I have a lot of floaters and a couple big ones. went to a couple eye docs and after digging into literature myself i came to the conclusion that i have to live with it.
Doc im planning now to medicate myself with Lutein Vitamins plus a lot of pineapples.. i think is my long term plan for now.. with no assurance of laser or virectomy.. Thank Doc
Great video - very informative!
Very good review of the current floaters therapies. Thank you.
I've had numerous floaters in both eyes since 1977. The bromelain supplements I have taken in the last year has helped me tremendously. I would say a 75% reduction in floaters.
Congratulations, I'm suffering from floaters as well and am quite concerning about the side effects of the laser treatment. Your review really makes me feel relief.
Bromelain is the key to dissolve floaters.
Hello. I wish you all best. Can you please share how many mgs per day bromelain you've been consuming?
Really! That would be awesome. My floaters are getting bigger somehow...
What supplement do you take
I got sucked up in the Bromelain hipe and took it at high-concentration for over a year with ZERO-RESULTS!
I have/had significant floaters in both eyes. About a 1-1/2 years after ending the Bromelain experiment, I finally got some relief in my left non-dominant-eye.
However my dominant right-eye is still just as bad as it ever was with no improvement.
So, I call BS on Bromelain and feel the relief in my left eye was just naturally-occuring.
I'm pretty nervous about a vitrectomy and am extremely near-sighted which works very well for my electronics micro-circuits hobby.
So, I'm therefore nervous about artificial lens options when having cataract-surgery, and possibly losing my natural microscopic vision.
Thanks for the video and I really feel you gave an accurate and even-handed assessment of the situation...
P.S. We have a number of very talented opthamologists and every one of them absolutely REFUSE to use a laser--PERIOD!!!
Dr. Michael chua is very good doctor and he’s very nice
Thank you Dr Chua! Awesome advice
Hello Dr, Chua thank you for your message it’s a learning experience and very informative. You are in west Coast the beautiful California and me myself is in East Coast good to meet you on your channel 😊
Very helpful video thank you ❤!
That was a fantastic presentation. Thank you so much.. That was a fantastic presentation. Thank you so much..
Thank you great info
Thank you for answering the issue of YAG lasers!
I have a Weiss ring floater in my right eye, which initially would sometimes make me think something was coming at me from my right side, making it a very disturbing situation when driving. In my left eye, the floater is a horseshoe-shaped blob, and at the beginning it looked like a tarantula in my peripheral vision. Also, when I look up at the sky, it feels like I'm seeing smoke, which an ophthalmalogist who specializes in floaters referred to as a "veil." He insisted I needed a vitrectomy even though he performed laser treatment for floaters, but I couldn't get up the nerve to have that surgery.
I have my retinas checked every 6 months, and luckily the accompanying retinal flashes have subsided significantly. After 5 years, I've adjusted to the floaters by learning to more or less always look straight ahead, otherwise they continue to bob back and forth in my field of vision. Solid expanses of white, like snow on the ground, make them more prominent. I *hate* them.
Hi I also have a Weiss ring but in the left eye and tons of floaters in both eyes...I also hate them 😢 been to doctors and have them checked last month, all look good. The doc asked if I wanted to remove them, I said have been thinking to do that for years now but am to chicken. 😅 wishing for a magic pill...😊
Yes sometimes I see shadowy figures running across my room only to realize that they are my floaters... I was waiting for a herbal solution to the problem but none was given
How are you now
Yup, I pretty much don't take pills either, even if they are prescribed I look on the internet for chat groups to see how normal people like myself have reacted to them. I find a little more truth that way.@@patriciaann8131
Thank You Very much - I have probably a hundred floaters. After considering the potential complications I will continue to live with mine. I can still see past them and read.
Ive had 3 surgery s, my one is like watch a swarm of bees flying infront of me daily. If it gets to the point that it effects you day to day living too much, then personally i would seek to have the best option available, if you can get thru it without it taking over your life, fight on
Thanks a lot Dr Chua !
Ive had the same floater my whole life.hes got some friends now.
All l can add is that my husband had vitrectomies done on each eye for spontaneous retinal detachments in 2007. His eyes are deteriorating due to having had to wait too long for surgery, and the shape of his eyeballs. The cataracts that developed a year later were nothing compared to the threat of total vision loss. Fifteen years later, l had to get vitrectomies for the Weiss rings that obliterated my vision so badly l felt suicidal, as l also have a severe autoimmune disease. They were absolutely pain- and side-effect- free, and the cataracts were readily dealt with, as with my husband. Four vitrectomies between two people, and though my surgery was "elective" (there was no other choice really), l am beyond grateful for having had both the vitrectomies, AND the good fortune to have had access to a superb retinologist.
ETA, mine were all performed with zero sedation.
I had vitrectomy and general sedation. I have too much anxiety.
@KrisD007 I'm curious, how was your recovery? I have anxiety and scared to get this done for severe blurring floaters. Thanks
Are you saying for floaters surgery is the best option? I have tons of floaters in one eye for last 9 months. Please be clear and help me out. What is the name of retinal surgeon and where he is located?
@@vimalmittal5603 From my and my husband's viewpoints (pun not intended), surgery is the only solution. Our retinologist is at the Mitchell Eye Centre out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Nothing else for severe floaters works, and those who claim otherwise don't understand how horrible it is to live with "dirty eyes" and the constant distraction of debris floating in your line of vision.
@@KrisD007 Kris, can you please tell me about your recovery. Did you have to be face down for any amount of time, etc. I'm having panic attacks regarding having this done for bad floaters that block my vision. Please respond. Thank you
Great video thank you I just started seeing them in my right eye.
The supplement one is promising. It's good to see that there are still scientists out there trying and researching new things. I'm sure something will be found at some point.
Physically impossible for that to happen
@@LizardMane - With The Great 👁🔻(I AM) The impossible becomes I'm possible.
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I’ve been taking “Ocuvite” which you can get from CVS and it seems to be helping.
@@LizardMane Why should this be impossible? Even more physically? Many people can live their lives without these floaters, so overall it's clearly something that does not need to happen and the body is able to keep the fluid free of it.
So the question is, what is wrong where they come into existence and how can you change that?
Good doctor. Very well explained 👏 👍
I just want to add this as a precaution to those with floaters, 40's and older: Don't use googles for swimming, it may cause PVD and boom, you'll have a really large floater right in your center field. The pressure caused by tight googles may cause PVD.
Then what sports can patients do if swimming is not recommended? I cannot think of other sports that we can do, sadly.
Is there a scientific study or research to support your claim the using tight googles may cause PVD?. If you are an MD, you would not make this kind of claim without basis
@@jeffng5513 use regular a swimming mask.
Goggles?
@@lorireece1930yeah the kind you put on the protect your eyes from chlorine water never heard of them?
Thank you! Very interesting!
That was very enlightening.
Thanks for the posting this
Great video! I watched it prior and post my vitrectomy. Thank you, Dr. Chua! I can't agree anymore to your critical thinking/analysis regarding the pineapple studies. For me, its been 3 weeks since I underwent my vitrectomy with epiretinal membrane peeling surgery. I had a smooth recovery with keeoing 4-day face down position. I felt my vision improved when compared to my vision prior to the sugery, not as good as normal 20/20 though. I still can see some floaters, which means I received core vitrectomy. Now let's see how long or if I will develop the cataract.
I will be going for vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane in my left eye next month ..feeling anxious 😥
I appreciate your thorough deconstruction of current literature! Mine started after chemo (over a year ago) and have remained since. I am over it!
I feel alot better after watching this. I love you, michael
Fantastic and very honest and informative video. Thanks Dr. Michael Chua
Thank you! Very informative. Actually more informative than my retina specialist.
Same here. The information I received from a specialist did not make it clear how relatively new these procedures are and how limited the follow up studies are.
Nice video, especially your observations, I hate the way medical industry uses statistics for outlooks. I had Lasik many years ago (early 90s), at that time I was told that 95% of patients have no complications, I realized that I might have viewed the statistics differently if I had heard it as 1 out of 20 experience complications, especially while looking around at the number of people in the office while waiting for my third surgery fixing a complication. This was at a large but reputable practice; I realized that every day the practice had multiple complications. Recently I had a Vitrectomy to correct a traction that was impacting my vision. They also as a bonus removed the floaters in my eyes. That operation for the traction worked I gained a few lines in the vision chart and all the floaters were gone. We are all taught that 95% is an A, but 5% is a large number for an optional surgery.
Thank you Dr. Chua for this wonderful information. You are helping so many people! God bless you!
He is not helping he is just giving you No Hopes 😡
Dr. Chua, your video is informative and so comprehensive. Thank you! I recently had cataract surgery. Oct. 4, 2023 for my left eye and Oct. 18, 2023 for my right eye. On Oct. 15, almost two weeks post surgery O.S, I noticed a black floater. I'd had floaters in both eyes for years, but, thankfully, my brain had suppressed them. This black dot was new. In a few days, the one black dot became a swarm of "gnats" floating around my vitreous. My ophthalmologist did a thorough exam to rule out retinal tears. He said my retina was intact. So far, I've had no new floaters in the right eye. But, the left has developed a new floater that looks like an amoeba. So, in addition to the black dots, I also have an "amoeba." Couple that with the exacerbation of my dry eye disease from the drops I needed to use post-cataract surgery and you can say I am NOT happy. My ophthalmologist said that he is not in favor of Yag laser vitreolysis at this time.
He said I should give my eye at least six months to see if the floaters become less bothersome. I am also going to start Miebo for my dry eyes. I've been on Restasis since April. It helped prior to the cataract surgery, but hasn't lasted as long during the day as before. I'm cautiously optimistic about the Miebo. My take away...put off cataract surgery if you can. If you have dry eyes, be sure you've gotten this disease under control before the cataract surgery.
Awful to fix one problem and end up with another. Based on experience, though, I agree with your ophthalmologist to give it more time. I think 6 months is optimistic, but I have heard of floaters literally "floating down" and becoming undetectable. Good luck
Nicely done.
Thanks for this thorough and dispassionate examination of the known treatments and risks; I had read about pineapple and vitrectomy, but never saw any data on whether reported results were statistically significant or even peer-reviewed, let alone the extremely high incidence of cataracts for the latter. Have been bothered by floaters since as far back as I can remember, and considered getting a vitrectomy (and even eating pineapple, which I despise), but this video makes it clear that-for me, at least-the risks are just not worth it.
Thanks for this. IS YAG laser treatment feasible in a patient who has tri-focal fresnel lenses?
Great video. Subscribed.
Michael, that was an honest and detailed analysis on floaters. Before giving my .02 on this matter, I want to share my qualifications. I am not a doctor. I am a patient who's had the following eye procedures: Early adopter of lasik in both eyes late 90's; over 10 Yag laser floater treatments, full vitrectomy both eyes, fixed ERM issue in one eye during vitrectomy, cataract surgery both eyes, opting for Crystal Lenses. Current status: 20/20 near and far vision in my 60's. My first comment is, which you didn't address, where do floaters come from. In my case, I was driving down a highway, early morning and I saw a bright flash of light while driving. It didn't blind me, but I thought it was odd. Turns out, I was diagnosed with PVD (posterior Vitreous Detachment). I believe, this caused massive floaters in one eye. I tried to treat this by getting Yag laser treatments. In hindsight, while I did see some improvement, I probably should have considered Vitrectomy. Through my experience, I believe Yag laser is a viable option for patients who have a large floater or maybe a few floaters here and there. Where did my cataracts come from at early age. I believe 2 reasons: Lasik treatment. There are studies showing correlation between Lasik and cataracts. Secondly, too many Yag laser treatments, which you addressed in the risks to Yag treatments. While I made some questionable decisions on treatments to my eyes, having insurance-funded cataract surgery at an unusually young age has afforded me over 10 years of significant quality of life by having excellent vision. My golf game is better and I can read restaurant menus, in the low-light conditions where my friends all wear cheaters and turn on their phone lights. I owe my excellent vision to two Eye Surgeons in the Dallas area, one of which developed and patented one or more Cataract Eye Surgery instruments. The other is a prominent Retina Surgeon.
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Could you share their names? Thanks.
I have had many floaters since my teen years and my eye doctor told me they would all settle out of my line of vision when I reached my 40's. Well, at 65, I now have many more than I had as a teen. They make seeing things close difficult because I have to wait for most of them to drift past the center of my vision. What I do not understand is why eye docs can't simply use a machine to remove the eye fluid and run it through a filtering system, much like dialysis, and back to the eye? It seems me, as a non medical professional of course, that this would be easy, fast, safer and would remove these particles and would probably only need to be done once. I am sure there are good reasons why this is not done but I do not know them. Thanks for this video.
Like you, I had floaters all my life but to me they were more a matter of curiousity as they didn't impact my vision in any serious or even annoying way. In my mid sixties though I had a very scary(for me) PVD with some pretty severe visual effects which as predicted by my eye doctor eventually resolved itself when the detachment finally completed. That was when I had an onslaught of floaters which actually degrade my vision to the point I really would like to do something about them. I have one big one that is like a scab floating around inthere. I have seen several opthamologists about a different issue in one eye and when I ask about doing something about them they all say the same thing, which is they basically consider any of the any surgical or laser treatment , at least for now to be a last resort to be used when vision is so degraded there is no other option. It seems they just don't want to mess with an eye that's basically still working ok by their testing standards. To complicate my situation I am funtionally blind in one eye , so in case of a complication in one eye I have no "spare". It's really about risk/reward and when they test my vison at each appointment I'm still not on the reward side of the equation. My regular doctor was in his mid sixties and had examined and treated thousands of eyes during his carreer. He if it was him it would be a no to floater treatment and I have to trust his "feel" for the risk involved in any procedure.
@@Haridy1980 The procedure causes cataract. Thus the lens will need to be replaced with IOL.
A very honest opinion l should say .With no fear no
Favour
What people have to understand there is a BIG RISK going thru any eye Lazer surgery but most eye doctors won't tell people that but if people do the homework research many reviews on videos here on utube & eye doctors in their area reading the reviews they will find out that people lost their sight going thru procedures it's NOT worth the risk at all, it's better to adapt to what you have now then to take a serious chance of loosing what you presently have now, I have more problems in one of my eyes compared to most people, waviness, yellow tint vision, white flashes, far sightedness, night shadows beside trees or any objects, & 3D magnification fish bowl effect, I decided to live with it NOT risking to loose complete sight in my eye just continuing to pray things go back to normal.
Hi Dr. Chua, in your first part about laser treatment, you stressed how important it is to look at complications after 6 mo 1 year, 3 years, yet when talking about the complication rate of vitrectomy you didn't mention how long it took for the complications to occur. Can you tell us how long they waited to see complications so we can get a better comparison?
A great review!
I started getting floaters at 17 and had them ever since. Im 25 now and they are more bothersome than ever. I see 20/20 which im thankful for so i will just deal with them rather than take risks
Thank you, Dr. Chua, for this comprising piece of information regarding the chances and risks of vitrectomy vs. vitreolysis, especially by including the most recent studies on the subject. This really gives me a good foundation for my decision whether to get my floaters treated and by which means. I have had floaters for as long as I can remember; they were sometimes quite annoying, but never to a degree that would let me take the risk of a surgery or laser treatment. Only recently I noticed some more intense changes in my vision, bigger blobs of floaters, quite in the center of my view and not moving with the direction of view but strangely the opposite way - rather disturbing... I will get this checked by my eye doctor. I work at a computer screen and do a lot of text work, so a good, clear vision is essential for me.
But post your overall situation whether or not you will go with any of the known options to solve floaters issues, and follow ups. Thank you . All the best.
I have the same symptoms. It feels like a windshield wiper is in my eye. It's been recommended that I have laser treatment because she saw a retinal tear that seemed to be healing itself since she saw scar tissue.
@@JoyceWrightPierce I found that my floaters were also the result of a (very tiny and spot-like) retina tear, kind of a debris from that incident. A tear may occur when the vitreous detaches from the retina due to age related shrinking. Sometimes this process goes on silently and without notice, bit sometimes the retina gets torn by adhering fibres. My retina could be treated with Laser only two days after the tearing had happened, therefore there will be no permanent damage according to my eye doctor. He also said that I would get accustomed to these floaters (and most of them would sink to the bottom of my eye anyway), but now, five months later, I cannot really confirm this... :(
@@marsu37de I have an upcoming appointment with a retinal specialist. My Opthalmologist said he will access the retinal tear to see if he needs to reinforce the healing with laser treatment to make sure I don't end up with a detached retina. The floaters are annoying though. I hope yours moves to the bottom of your eye. 🙏🏼
@@JoyceWrightPierce Good of you to see your doctor to check your retina. My doctor was very serious about it and pushed me to have it treated with Laser the same evening. Since it was already late afternoon and all regular specialists had already closed, I ended up at the emergency ward in our local university clinic for head-related conditions - where I got treatment only 30 minutes later. :) After my laser treatment, I was not allowed for quick or bigger movements with my eyes (changing viewing direction), reading or screen work for several days. This was the toughest part. The sooner the treatment, the better the healing chances without aftereffects. I wish you all the best!
See a doctor immediately if suddenly you have floaters (I did!) and make sure that he or she is a retinal specialist and has the letters MD after their name (don't run to an ophthalmologist, run to a retinal specialist/MD). Turns out that I had a retinal hole that could have caused a detached retina and loss of vision in that eye. I was immediately referred to an eye surgeon and Cryotherapy (this happened in 1998) was preformed within a couple of hours. Took about 30 minutes. The scar is really cool on pictures of my retina and fortunately it is out of my field of vision. My sight remains better in that eye than my other eye until this day. Floaters? I have a lots of them in both eyes. Annoying sometimes, yes! However I urge you, do not risk your vision to have them removed!!!
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Thanks interesting video, i had catact surgry about 2 years ago and the outer layer of my lens had gone hard in both eyes and not all of it could be removed at the time of the op, so had to go back and have the remainig bit of the lens laser away it was all good after the laser , but about 3 weeks ago i noticed a big flotter bluring my vision and catching the light and had it checked out and part of my retina has come detached and is flotting around its really anoying and beeen wondering if there anything i can do about and this video was helpfull.
The dose of the bromelain and/or metabolic pathways may impact any effect.
You could set up N=1 case studies with a consistent protocol, following the patients over time.
Then, aggregating the data might let you analyze effectiveness and statistical significance.
In the cases of patents receiving Vitrectomy surgery, I would argue (postulate as a thesis) the majority of 'side effects' were likely to occur even without the surgery; that they were related to earlier underlining health conditions. Therefore, I argue that many of these patients with 'side-effects' would have occurred and likely developed the symptoms even without the surgery.
Nice video. Thank you. Unfortunately, as an eye floater sufferer there is nothing you can do. The last part of the video is the most significant...ignore them the best you can, like an annoying noise whilst trying to sleep
had the yag laser 2 years ago in the dominant eye only, around 50 pc reduction in floaters, it was so bad before that the treatment made a big difference to the my life. One of the top uk surgeons did it, cost me around 2k , was worth it, not sure i'd do the other eye after seeing the risks involved , however the surgeon was good, very good
Likewise with many others, I also appreciate theis video! I am a diabetic and had the laser treatment a couple of years ago for both of my eyes (separately); since then my right eye developed a more sever floater problem about a month ago and will be getting the Vitrectomy with Laser surgery in a few days... I look forward to the positive result that you have described. Thanks!
Plz report back when u done.
Me again, reporting back! This is my 2nd day after my Vitrectomy surgery, feeling much much more in to typing and looking at the monitor... Below is a quick rundown of and after the surgery:
~0-hours, received Anti-anxiety medication through an IV injection on my forearm; also received the anesthesia via an injection under my right eyeball (a sharp pain lasted about 3--seconds)
~0.5 hours, the actual surgery began with me wide awake feeling relaxed, although not feeling a thing on my right eye, I can see shadow-like movements inside the right eyeball when the needles (injecting saline solution, lighting probe, for suction) were being inserted. The actual surgery took about 25 minutes with eye-patch taped-on then I was wheeled to recovery then released after another 30-minutes.
~3-hours after the surgery, as the anesthesia was wearing off I began feeling much more pain to the right side of my head (with a couple of Aleves basically took care of the pumping-pain level down to about a 2 on a scale of 1-5)..
~24-hours after the surgery, during the post surgery exam, the pain level was at 1 without Aleve; temp eye-patch was removed and I was sent home with Tobramycin 4 times a day 1-drop each time to the right eye only.
~48-hours later absolutely no pain to my head, but, if I move my eyes too fast or too far up I get a sharp pain ( i think that may be from the plastic stretcher used during surgery to keep my eyelid open & eyeball stationary), also need to lay down & get up slowly as well... Vision wise, I see a bubble occupying about 1/3 of the space inside my eyeball which according to my doctor it will gradually go away in about a week or two... the saline solution looked semi-transparent so not yet able to clearly see specific objects but just lights & blur movements.
My next follow-up is in 24-days...
@@rickt2419 thanks
@@rickt2419 wow Rick, thanks for the update! Happy to hear your pain level decreased and that you’re doing better. Can’t wait to hear about your next follow up, I’ll be praying for you.
@@rickt2419 Can you tell us a bit about the situation now ?
I had cataract surgery on both eyes last April. Subsequently had two separate tears of the retina in my left eye. Recently had the YAG laser treatment to correct cloudiness that developed in the old sacks left from the original cataract surgery. While the laser treatment has cleared-up the cloudy vision that I was experiencing in both eyes, the procedure has now left opaque floaters in both eyes. The surgeon said my brain may learn to adapt to this vision experience, but short of a vitrectomy there is not much he can do to eliminate them. The vision is much improved, but these floaters are annoying especially when reading or working on the computer.
I have some fairly "big" floaters, but I deal with them. They scared me when I got them - one of them just appeared so suddenly!! I live with them and don't want to take the risk of any procedures. They aren't bad enough for that. What an excellent and interesting discussion this was. Thank you.
Same here, the 31% needing cataract surgery within 2 years was the clincher, I sent the referral eye surgeon a FB message last night cancelling my appointment for the 28th, The 1-2% risk for the other complications is normal for any kind of surgery, but 31% is a massive problem, you sign up for one surgery and wind up actually needing TWO expensive surgeries and recovery time from work.
Its different if there's another issue going on like detachment, but just a floaters only vitectomy carries a huge risk, 31% is unacceptable
I have been using Castor oil NOW FOR ONE WEEK ...all my eye FLOATERS HAVE DISAPPEARED - I REPEAT : All my EYE floaters have disappeared. I used to have like round black circular floaters ....those were the first to go and then the smaller transparent circular ones went! I wanted to see if it would help my eye sight and cataracts(early stage cataracts) .I apply castor oil drops directly into my eyes in the mornings and last thing at night.This is my own personal experience so far after one week, what works for me may not work for YOU as we all have difefrent DNAs......The CASTOR OILS did not react like some people say they got swollen eyes or red eyes, my eyes itched a tiny bit on and off but thats pretty much it.I havnt seen any eye improvements yet, maybe its early days.I will keep thsi going for 30 days and then check with my optician.
@@OTEKA1how has it been going?
@@thevicsnipes Hi nothing much has changed since i started using CASTOR oil....applying direct into my eyes...just my EYES floaters went away..... still short-sighted,,still wearing same glasses....although i still need to go and check the status of my eyes with my optician that would tell what improvements if any??
@@OTEKA1did your eye floaters really go away completely? How many did you have? Did the oil in your eyes not irritate them or blur your vision?
Thank you. God bless you.
I would love to hear a video and your input on epiretinal membranes and whether an operation should be done even if vision is good with both eyes open! Would leaving it make it harder to remove when necessary; IF ever really necessary. Monitoring is a better approach?
There is another TH-cam _Dr._ recommending a combination of;
Choline - 1000 mg, Inositol - 500 mg, Methionine - 200 mg and L-Lysine - 1-3 grams
I am curious about your thoughts on this.
I am interested in floater research as I am legally blind and have floaters that have interrupted my already poor vision.
I appreciate your more scientific explanations of the possible methods for reducing floaters. You agree with my own ophthalmologist, whom I do trust.
Thanks for the info….
I've had a few small floaters over the years and they haven't proven too troublesome. Recently, however, I had a retinal tear in my left eye (treated with laser surgery) which has resulted in a 'blob' of vitreous material about the size (as it appears in my field of vision) of a dime. As well as having a defined black border, so that it looks like a bubble, it is also dense enough for my eye to need to strain to see through it. It's probably no thicker than a sliver of a hair, but if I'm reading it distorts my vision, and if I hold something close up I can see the cluster of thousands of tiny micro-dots that make it up. For reading or screen work, it causes eye strain ache. I've been told that it should settle down over the weeks, and that my brain will 'get used' to it. But at the moment it's a serious irritation. I'll give it time. Thanks for this advice.
Dr Chua... does the same risks apply for Posterior Opacification treatment with YAG after successful cataract surgery ?
The thing about pineapples is that the bromelain is concentrated in the CORE of the pineapple... which most people throw away because it's not really that edible and it doesn't taste all that great either. But there is a supplement that contains bromelain and papain which seems to work for a lot of people.
I've had a floater in my right eye for over 10 years from a vitreous detachment. It was a hazy blob at first but now it more of a ring. I hardly even notice it anymore. It never occured to me that it could be treated but I don't think it would bother since it's not a big deal.
Thank you!
Is there any updates on the Lanosterol eye drop experimentation that was happening a decade or so ago? It had good reduction in dogs but apparently was not tested on humans?
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I came here expecting to leave a comment telling you to stop giving people false hope with ridiculous "fixes" for floaters since there are so many such videos on youtube, but this was very educational and well worth the time spent watching it. Thanks!
Cataracts formation after vitrectomy includes those over 60. 30-40 you're looking at a good 15 years average before cataracts formation after an vitrectomy.
Bullshit I've met a good amount of young people who's gotten them in less than 5 years all under 35
MICHAEL CHUA, What type of Ophthalmologist would know about Decompensated Esophoria and Misalignment issues with the eyes? Can you make a video lesson on which eye exercises to do daily for to fix Decompensated Esophoria?
You could also eat pineapple chunks. They help resolve floaters over time.
Brilliant info. I once ate carrots for a month l could see so clear without glasses.
You did best explanation
Had floaters since my teens, now in my 50's. Yes they can be annoying, some days right in the central vision, other days less noticeable. I would love for them to be removed but I would not take the risk. Getting problematic cataracts removed was a big decision. I guess I'll just carry on flicking my eyeballs to make them swirl away from my line of sight until a relatively safe procedure is developed.
Thank you for this video. I have floaters and the number has increased with time. I am wondering what to do about them.
Hope you can discuss 2 more aspects: costs; and your biases
💥 My floaters never went away, since my 20s. I'm 58 and it's worse, now they are huge, and when they move in front of the lens, I can't almost see anything. 😮😮😮
My floaters on my eye had gotten worse with all this knowledge I still don’t know wich way to go 😢
A lifestyle change is needed. Daily meditation and prayer helps
Very interesting. I just started eating pineapples a month ago to address another health issue. I have a ton of floaters! I get back to you in 3 months.
how its now after eating pineapples?
it's been 3 months
I still have the floaters. It's hard to tell, but it might actually be slightly better. I'm limited as to how much I can eat per day, but I continue to eat pineapple. I'll be satisfied when the floaters are completely gone.
an update? I'm curious