Thanks, however as I said, the optometrist checked my retina and conducted an OCT scan.
I am going again today, however this is the third time.
So can floaters be this abnormal?
Update to this old thread: After receiving tens if not hundreds of emails regarding this phenomenon from concerned people around the world from all different backgrounds and ages, I have finally created a video to help visualise what is seen in our vision. See: https://youtu.be/aMl2B7IQf4A
About 6 weeks ago i have experienced light sensitivity, eye irritation and an increase in floaters as well as the white fog patch moving opposite direction of where i am looking. With additional symptoms of dry eye, headaches and dizziness i have seen my primary as well as 3 eye doctors. None of the eye doctors are able to see what i am experiencing and tell me there is nothing to treat.
Has anyone had any success with their eye doctor?
I panicked about this for months! Truly think it was all related to anxiety. I've been "dying" from other weird sensations/experiences since. Haha. Relax, have a doctor check things out, and carry on with life. Health anxiety is a wicked thing.
I have this same issue in my right eye. When I turn my head right, the white haze moves across my field of vision like a windshield wiper, moving to the left. When I turn my head left, it moves to the right. So, bottom line, do you think this is harmless>
I have the same thing with the white hazy streaks when looking at bright lights even outside. I'm pretty sure they are the same huge cobweb floaters that appear grey when looking at a blue sky. But they look like white hazy streaks when they pass over lights like a tv in the dark or in a store with flourscent lighting.people here are thinking they are a different type than the grey floaters but they are the same ones they just look different to us in different lighting conditions. These hazy streaks are the most devastating about floaters for me.
Hi, Cloudburster are you still around? I recently had this happen, wanted to discuss with you further! I'm big into researching health and finding solutions, I think we can empower each other!
Hi, Cloudburster are you still around? I recently had this happen, wanted to discuss with you further! I'm big into researching health and finding solutions, I think we can empower each other!
Also have your blood pressure checked. High blood pressure can cause blurred and hazy vision.
laser for torn retina does not get rid of the floaters it seals the tear shut so you would expect you to continue to see floaters. Floaters are more, or less, visible depending on the background and attention you are paying them. Discuss with your eye surgeon Eye MD ophthalmologist.
This thread has been inactive since 2014. If you want to state your problem I would be happy to see if i can offer any useful comments. JCH MD
Well, I didn't mean "Interesting" in the previous post. Sorry, English is not my mother tongue.
Hi.
It was so interesting to find that you have (had?) exactly the same symptom as mine:
Since about 2 weeks ago, I see an almost white, see-through thing in my left eye, only when I move my eye. And mostly when I look at a bright screen (my computer monitor). And it moves in the opposite direction!
Today I did some small tests and some how concluded that it is the reflection of what I am looking at. I mean I think the white thing is not really in my eye. To test it I displayed different colors on the screen. Actually I couldn't see the exact change of color in the "cloud", but its density definitely changed accordingly.
Also when I turn my head towards one side, then this thing only sweeps (is visible) in the region that the monitor is located.
So... Is yours also like this? Is it dangerous?
(I'm still in the panic phase. Could it be a sign of MS?)
Yes, Cloudburster, it appeared a few days after I had cataract surgery in that eye. Probably that was enough stress for more "stuff" to cut loose. I am nearsighted, too.
Hi Nancy. It is always interesting to hear from others with this condition. I have found many have first seen this after a stressful period, as I did. Is this the case with you?
Cloudburster, I tend to agree with TrapperV. Likely post vitreous detachment.
I have the same thing right now. Like a small hazy sheet moving in the opposite direction that I move my eye, but only see it when staring at a bright light. The vitreous detachment started suddently about 2 years ago and I went immediately to the doctor to rule out retinal detachment.
The doctor said the vitreous doesn't always detach all at once. At a recent appointment he said he saw what I was referring to briefly in my eye but couldn't locate it second time, so it must not be easy for a Dr. to see it from outside. He said it is not serious and will probably move out of the vision field eventually.
Just my experience, FWIW
Hi there. It is true, it is rare for specialists to see eye floaters as they are so translucent. Your "flash" sounds just like what I have. Mine do not look like a floater. They do not have a defined border. Kind of like a smear of clear grease on my eye. Yours may be so large that you do not see them move as they cover your whole vision. But if you see them in the same conditions like me, which it appears you do, I would say it is exactly what I have. If the flash is just appearing for no reason (without moving your eyes or in any light condition), then I would investigate it further. At the moment, I really wouldn't be concerned.
Hi, I was curious to know if you have figured out whats going on? I had Lasik about 6 months ago and about 3 months after the procedure I started seeing a large number of floaters. Soon there after I began experiencing a flash of fog/haze in my field of vision when I look to the side, or move my eyes back and forth (most noticeable when in a darker room and looking outside or if I look at lights on the ceiling). It sounds similar to what you describe, however, it doesnt seem to mimic a floater and doesnt move in any particular direction. I definitely see numerous black squiggly lines and clear blobs prior to and after the flash. There is just a flash of fog/haze then it goes away. Its almost like when you breath on a cold window and it fogs up and goes away really fast. I told my surgeon about it and he did a thorough look and said he didnt see anything, but he also said he doesnt see floaters either. So Im not sure what is going on there. Anyway, Im not sure what to do, but its definitely a cause for some major concern.
Hi there
Don't worry! If your Optometrist cannot find anything wrong it is probably what we all have, hazy floaters. Read my posts above.
Nobody with this condition has ever lost their sight.
Cheers
i am having the same type of problem. the optometrist doesnt seem to find any abnormality but i am having this fear of loosing sight and its just the start of career am only 22. does ur doctor will this result in loss of sight. though this is very irritating the more i try to look at them the more i seem haze and the more stressfull i become. please comment quick.
Dand121, you really seem to have the classic floater example there. My mum has one but it is in a different position in the eye where she can make out the shape of it, which is a triangle.
Anyway, I thought I would let you all know that I did a test with 16 students this week. I lined them up in a dark room facing the bright windows on the other side. I got them to move their eyes left and right a few times.
Over half saw what they described to me as a glob or haze sheet moving across their eyes. Only 2 of them saw the haze move in the opposite direction to eye movement.
The ones that saw it were quite startled stating they had never seen it before. Which seems to confirm my thoughts that we all probably have this haze in different strengths but most of us simply look through it.
I have something very similar. The eye tests all came up nagative and the optometrist just said that the vision in my rights eye had deteriorated and I needed glasses when using a VDU. I'm not convinced though because if I move the eye I get a second or so of perfectly clear vision then the haze seems to drift back over it again, whether I wear the glasses or not.
It's very frustrating as it just came on so suddenly.
I am sorry, Cloudburster. My previous post was supposed to be a reply to you, but I misspelled your name.
Have a great day!
Thanks a lot for your reply! Frankly, I feel a little better knowing that I am not alone with this problem, and this white haze is not the end of the world :)
All the best to you!