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Originally Posted by bikeman
Has anyone had laser surgery for eye floaters? If so, where did you have it done, and who was the surgeon? Was the surgery successful, and how long did it take before the floaters went away. After cataract surgery about 4 months ago I started to notice these floaters, and they seem to be getting worse. Any advice or suggestions would be appreaciated.
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I was playing golf Aug 23, 2012 when I noticed floaters for the first time. I know the date because I just looked at my scorecard. When I break 80 from the blue tees I keep the card, that day I shot 79 at Cane Garden. Sometime during the round I kept thinking there was a dragonfly in the seat next to me. Eventually I figured out it wasn't a bug but was something I was seeing.
I had never heard of floaters, so when I got home I called the ohpthlamology dept at the VA clinic immediately and I went in the next morning. They told me the next 24 to 48 hours was the most crucial. If I were see what they call 'the black curtain' to come back in immediately because that means my retina had detached. I made it through without a problem.
They explained that when the jell in the back of our eyes dry out we will get a small separation in the retina and it creates these black slivers that we see. They said that this will happen to most of us between age 55 to 65 and about half will see floaters.
Since I've had the floaters for about three years I can say I really haven't paid any attention to them for at least a year or more. They gradually go away a little at a time. They sometimes will pop up now and then, generally when looking at something that is white.
I also had cataract surgery on both eyes last August, that however didn't cause the floaters to get better or worse. I would say, just live with them for now and gradually they will go away. It might even be that the brain is ignoring the floaters and has adapted to the situation which is why I'm not seeing them.