A question about eye floaters?

[Genie23]

Does anyone else have this? It annoys the hell out of me

[DanteSparda]

Well that's a problem of 99.99% of population of the world lol
Seen commonly in people with "short sightedness" or "myopia".

If you are interested in knowing more about them then google "Muscae volitantes".

Some accessory arteries are present in our eyes when we were born but as we get older, those accessory arteries (Hyaloid arteries;to be precise) gets degenerated and those remenants/remaining bits and pieces of those arteries are seen as "Floaters".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wij8WRzjOh0

[Genie23]

I wonder how's Muscae volitantes pronounced :p
LMHO @ video xD
Thank you!

[DanteSparda]

https://vocaroo.com/i/s0alBqbkFNjx

Exactly like that!!! xD

[Genie23]

LOL! Ah. okay xD

[Mesonfielde]

I had one once! It was TOTALLY IN THE WAY OF MY VISION

I got scared I was like WTF

so I was told to eat C-vitamins and vasculoprotectives and then it went away in like a week

[Genie23]

Totally in the way of vision? My God! Mine bothers me only when I look at something bright. A little blurry. The first time I noticed these shadows I was like, OMG, I think I'm gonna be blind. Lol
Mine was caused by an injury... Do you think it will go away if I take vitamin c capsules?

[Mesonfielde]

oh for me it was like, one day i woke up and i was like "wait a second there's this string in my vision that's like, a pretty fucking long string - but it's moving around in my eye as I move my eye so i'm like WAIT A SECOND THIS THING IS INSIDE MY EYEBALL WTF IS THIS KALSDJLKASJDLKASJDLK GET IT OUT WAAHAHHAHHH WTFFFFFFf"

but it went away in like a week, I was told to take C vitamin capsules yes although I don't have any idea whether that actually helped or not, but hey, it went away did it not? :D

[Genie23]

LOL! That's how my reaction was! 😂😂😂
I'm glad it did! :-)

[Mesonfielde]

I hope yours will go away too!

[Mesonfielde]

Honestly I was also taking this thing called "rutascorbin" but it seems to exist only in this particular region
It contains a small amount of "rutin" which apparently is a "bioflavonoid" which "helps C vitamin absorption" or whatever. C vitamin by itself ought to work too, though. If it does anything, I don't know really. I just know that is what I was told to take :P

[Genie23]

Thank you! I'm feeling better :-)

[Genie23]

Lol! What do you think. Should I also take it?

[Mesonfielde]

I don't think there's any harm in buying some C-vitamin with extra bioflavonoids or whatever, I'm sure they sell it at like retail stores and pharmacies

[Genie23]

Ah! Okay. Thank you so much!

[Mesonfielde]

I hope it will help!

[Genie23]

:-) :-)

[LittleMissGriff]

Yup, they're pretty normal. Keep an eye out, however, if you're suddenly getting more in a very short amount of time. That can be a sign of the jelly in your eyes starting to break down from over strain or other serious issues. Note that this is a sharp increase, not just 'I think I have more than I did last time I noticed'.

[Genie23]

Ah! Okay, thank you!

[Hopefuldreamer8]

I've had them for years. They are really annoying, and I have a lot of them. I have circles and squiggles. When I was younger I used to stare at them all the time because I was fascinated with them. I can ignore them at times. It depends on the lighting.

[Genie23]

Yes, it depends on lighting! It's visible only in bright light... You were fascinated with them? Lol, cute xD
I was freaked out when I noticed I had one. xD

[Hopefuldreamer8]

I was freaked out at first until my mom explained what they were. I find them annoying but I am also so used to having them that I probably would find it weird if they were gone.

[Genie23]

Ah! Feels good to know I'm not the only who have had it for years... lol
Thank you! :-)

[nert73]

I get them when I work too much. When I'm worn out and tired and all that jazz, my eyes go crazy. It's one of the most annoying things I can think of.

[Genie23]

Yes, it is. Wish it goes away :-/

[mistninja314]

Yay my Waifu made her 1st question AND now that I just wikied it YES I DO and they are so annoying LOL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater

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[Genie23]

I want it to go away... gets on my nerves. It was caused by an injury. :-/

[Genie23]

I guess I should have Googled it before posting a question. Lol

[mistninja314]

Yay they're annoying like little aliens in your eyesight that you can't get rid of LOL

[Genie23]

LOL :-)

[rocccky]

I have this.
Those protozoa like looking shits never leave me alone :(
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[Genie23]

Poor us :-( lol

[rocccky]

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Not so poor then lol!

[Devin_Smitty]

Everyone has eye floaters, some people more then others. I have them a. Little more than other people. Like while looking at a blue sky I can see tons of them. But yes they're annoying but happens to everyone.

[Genie23]

It's distracting too :-/

[Genie23]

Thank you!

[soul_searching]

Eye floaters or flashes of light can mean something really bad is going on... like a problem with your retina. Go see an optimologist.

[Genie23]

Okay.. Thank you.

[soul_searching]

You're welcome. Did you ever figure it out?

[overthinkingmind]

I have it too, I think everyone does, but some people don't notice

[Genie23]

It's really annoying though :-(
Thank you :-)

[IAmMellow]

Yeah, I get them a lot. There's a vid on Vsauce that speaks about it, it's pretty cool to learn about

[Genie23]

Guess, I've got to watch it!

[balan1]

i get them now and again... makes me go mad when i notice em

[Genie23]

Lol. Yeah, it is annoying :-/

[balan1]

They go away w/time

[Genie23]

I've had it for years.. More than 10 years :-/

[balan1]

Dang

[Genie23]

Lol, yup.

[balan1]

Have you seen a specialist?

[Genie23]

Not yet. I think it's caused by an injury. I thought it will probably go away after few months or years 😓😓😓

[balan1]

You should get it checked out

[Genie23]

I will... Thank you

[balan1]

Lol ik i wasn't much help buttt. It was nice to meet you :)

[Genie23]

Lol! Nice to meet you too!

[Jrenpot]

Yea we all have them and apparently they are a sign of healthy eyes.

[Genie23]

Is it? O. o

[Jrenpot]

I know I don't get it either.

[Zorax]

I don't like them, but (allegedly) - if you drink lots of water, the eye floaters will disappear.

[Genie23]

Are you sure? Cause I drink at least 3 litres a day!

[Zorax]

That's what I've heard recently, but I'm not sure...

[llorando]

I've had one once, only lasted a few second's than slowly disappeared. Tho it could of been something else as it floated across my eye.

[Genie23]

Lucky you!!! I have EF for the last few years... It freaked out the first I noticed a weird patterned shadow... Now it annoys me. Stupid injury :-/

[llorando]

I didn't have any shadows, just a clear squiggly line. Hopefully yours clears up soon.

[Genie23]

I've had it or years now. I'm gonna take vitamin c, hopefully it goes away soon!!
Thank you :-)

[llorando]

It might be helpful to add bilberry and omega 3 to the vitamin c regiment.

[Skadouchebag]

The YouTube Channel Vsauce talked about them in a video, but I can't remember which one.

[Genie23]

Damn :-(

[Skadouchebag]

It's an amazing channel; I'd seriously recommend checking it out anyway.

[Genie23]

I will, defintely!! Thanks :-)

[Ihav2fart]

Either it's a no or my eyes are soo bad I don't even notice.

[Genie23]

I don't think you have one. Cause if you had one. You would have noticed.. It's visible if you look at something bright... My eyesight was perfect until the stupid eye injury. I was accidently hit with a ball in my left eye- when I was a kid. :-/

[Genie23]

Thank you

[Ihav2fart]

Ohhh, soo you hit a ball with your eye or a ball hit your eye? O_O

[Genie23]

Oops! Sorry! I meant a ball hit my eye. Lol
Damn, my older brother. LMHO. Jk, it was accident. XD

[Ihav2fart]

ahhh that makes sense LOL.
I was about to say! why would you want to hit a ball with your eye? x_x

[Genie23]

LMHO! I'm not THAT crazy 😓😓😂😂

[Ihav2fart]

How do I know. :o

[Genie23]

Oh! You meanie! Lol

[Ihav2fart]

I could be! ;p

[Genie23]

LOL. I won't mind xD

[Ihav2fart]

You won't mind what? o_o

[Genie23]

I meant I don't mind if someone jokes. Lol

[Ihav2fart]

Ohhhh :)
I like people who don't take things too seriously

[Genie23]

Haha :-)

[GoldCobra]

https://youtu.be/X9I2JJTfaw0

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[Genie23]

LOL! Hilarious 😂😂😂 Gotta love Family guy xD

[AlwaysBelieving]

Is that what they're called? I notice that this happens mostly why I'm around CFL lighting.

[Genie23]

Yup!

[ihatethiswebsite]

Yeah they are annoying. I'm pretty sure every single person has them

[Genie23]

I thought only few people have ef... O. o
I only have it in my left eye, the firtst time I noticed it. I freaked out I was like. Omg, I'm going to blind 😓😓😓
Thank you!

[2014raser]

Yeah, I have them.

They're like weird clear tiny worms everywhere.

[Genie23]

Yes..😥 It's so annoying. It was caused by an injury :-/

[2014raser]

I don't know why I have mine know that I think about it.

[Genie23]

Ah! I see

[Ozanne]

Yes, I do have this. It's called TooManyCandlesOnMyBirthdayCake-itis.

[Genie23]

O. o lol

[Kshppatel]

What is an eye floater

[Genie23]

Well, Eye floaters are those tiny spots, specks, flecks and "cobwebs" that drift aimlessly around in your field of vision

[douride2]

Yes it' seems worse when I am tired.

[Genie23]

Ah! Mines only visible when I'm out in the bright daylight... My right eye is completely fine though.
Did you take vitamin- C capsules for it?

[douride2]

Never took anything for it.

[Genie23]

Ah! Neither did I. But it's getting really annoying me. I've had it for the last few years. It distracts me :-/

[SatanClaus]

I had em but I can't notice em now tho

[Genie23]

Ah! It's visible only in bright light

[JackKerouac77]

Everyone does

[Genie23]

Are you sure? Cause my friends were pretty clueless when I asked them if they have eye floaters... They say they don't see any shadows 😰

[JackKerouac77]

They have not yet experienced life!

[Genie23]

LMHO! 😂😂😂

[MonaMae]

Yes, a lot. It gave me severe anxiety

[Genie23]

I'm sorry to hear that..

[TheDevilInside]

What are those?

[Genie23]

en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Floater

😞😞😞

[TheDevilInside]

I'm scared. lol Once my curiosity led me to google something that left me rolling around in my bed, unable to fall asleep.

[Genie23]

LOL! It happened with me too. xD

Well, Eye floaters are those tiny spots, specks, flecks and "cobwebs" that drift aimlessly around in your field of vision. While annoying, ordinary eye floaters and spots are very common and usually aren't cause for alarm. (Googled it :p)

[HollywoodGlam]

I never had them

[Genie23]

Lucky you! I wish mine goes away :-/

[datgirl]

No idea what that is.

[Genie23]

Well, Eye floaters are those tiny spots, specks, flecks and "cobwebs" that drift aimlessly around in your field of vision