[speedline]

I don't have floaters but I have a big problem with after-images. You know how when you look at something bright, and then look away, you see the after image for awhile? That happens to me just from looking at solid objects, like my fan or a trash can or anything that I look at for longer than a few seconds. Whenever I close my eyes I also always see explosions of colors and light, it makes me think that something is wrong with me but I haven't looked into it much. The last time I went to the eye doctor was about a year ago and he didn't say anything. I've always had really bad vision so I don't know if it's related to that or something else.

I have the exact same issues, but they don't really bother me too much. Sometimes I'll still see the traffic light after I've passed it or something like that. I've learned to just ignore it. I also see flashes of light when I close my eyes and actually concentrate on what it is I'm seeing. It's a pretty amazing light show at times and it has been going on since I was a kid. I always thought everyone was like this.

[RELAYER]

I have the exact same issues, but they don't really bother me too much. Sometimes I'll still see the traffic light after I've passed it or something like that. I've learned to just ignore it. I also see flashes of light when I close my eyes and actually concentrate on what it is I'm seeing. It's a pretty amazing light show at times and it has been going on since I was a kid. I always thought everyone was like this.

I always thought that too but every time I try to talk to people about it they have no clue what I'm talking about and do the "It's a tumor" joke.
Maybe they just don't pay attention to it.

[Ruuppa]

I got my floaters at around 22, and was told that they're nothing to worry about. They're tiny, so no worries there. But recently I changed my glass-prescription a little, and after that I've been noticing the ghosting effect a lot. Don't know if I had it before, but I've just now become aware of it.

The ghosting I have isn't that strong, but it makes focusing on things so much harder.

[msdstc]

I have the exact same issues, but they don't really bother me too much. Sometimes I'll still see the traffic light after I've passed it or something like that. I've learned to just ignore it. I also see flashes of light when I close my eyes and actually concentrate on what it is I'm seeing. It's a pretty amazing light show at times and it has been going on since I was a kid. I always thought everyone was like this.

I think they are... this sounds normal to me, but when I started getting concerned about my eyes I was worried about it too.

I got my floaters at around 22, and was told that they're nothing to worry about. They're tiny, so no worries there. But recently I changed my glass-prescription a little, and after that I've been noticing the ghosting effect a lot. Don't know if I had it before, but I've just now become aware of it. The ghosting I have isn't that strong, but it makes focusing on things so much harder.

Very similar to my case.

i suffer from both floaters and ghosting and a bunch of other issues thanks to laser eye surgery. for ghosting have your eyes checked for tear production(paper in the eye test) and tear coverage (dye test). it's possible your tear quality has gone shitty or youre sleeping with your eyes not fully closed causing corneal erosions. both are a sign of dry eye and while you might not feel pain now it will come as time goes on and trust me you want to avoid that. if the tears check out good try getting your eyes fitted for rgp contacts, normal soft contacts dont work. with a proper fit the ghosting should go away or be reduced a decent amount. if you still get ghosting then you'll have to look into other issues like diabetes.

Here's my thing with tears... wouldn't eye drops clear it up? Or would it take days of constant eye drops to work?

[half a moon]

Jeez sorry for the long wait... I'm reading there's a real good chance it could all be connected to TMJ. I went probably 3 days without any ghosting recently, but then all of a sudden it's back in full force. What's weird is occasionally I'll see it dissapear and reappear rapidly, indicating this can't just be something in the lens of my eye.

I see it daily, and I'm sure I have TMJ.

[Timedog]

What's weird is i I angle my eye properly I can get rid of the ghosting

Sounds like when I first realized I had Keratoconus...

Fucking blows. Now it's gotten bad enough that I don't just have double vision (two images) but it's more like 11 images.

[Poimandres]

I thought everyone had floaters to a certain extent

[Wellscha]

I'm sorry

[soco]

Some of the 'ghosting' with glasses can be effects like chromatic abberation and it'll get worse if you don't center things directly in front of you. anything off to the sides will have the image split in a way in a prism-like way. if you look at some really high contrast things out of the corner of your glasses you'll probably see like a reddish/yellowish 'ghost' on one side and like a blue/purple one on the other.

when it's only slightly off center, it just makes it look slightly blurry, but it really depends on the contrast of the edges.

[msdstc]

Sounds like when I first realized I had Keratoconus... Fucking blows. Now it's gotten bad enough that I don't just have double vision (two images) but it's more like 11 images.

How do you know if you have that?

[Ledsen]

I've always had floaters. They're VERY apparent when it's super bright outside, like a sunny day in winter when everything is covered in snow. I generally don't think about them and thought everyone has at least a few.

[JeTmAn81]

I've had the floaters for a long time, I don't think I've ever had anything that would qualify as ghosting. In the last year or so, the floaters have increased by a lot though, to the point that they're really distracting. It really bums me out to hear an optometrist say "there's nothing we can" without even a moment of consideration about these things. How can there really be no fix for this? I haven't been to an optometrist for a while though, so I'll probably go in anyway and just get checked out. Will probably request a new doctor as well, since I've been pretty dissatisfied with my current one.

[Timedog]

How do you know if you have that?

going to an eye doctor and having them run several tests to map the shape of your eye.

[Edmond Dantès]

I've had the floaters for a long time, I don't think I've ever had anything that would qualify as ghosting. In the last year or so, the floaters have increased by a lot though, to the point that they're really distracting. It really bums me out to hear an optometrist say "there's nothing we can" without even a moment of consideration about these things. How can there really be no fix for this? I haven't been to an optometrist for a while though, so I'll probably go in anyway and just get checked out. Will probably request a new doctor as well, since I've been pretty dissatisfied with my current one.

There are only two procedures that can reduce or eliminate floaters.

1. YAG laser surgery - A relatively new procedure, but hasn't really been the breakthrough that people wanted it to be with results ranging from mediocre to poor.

2. Vitrectomy - The tried and tested method, but very invasive and the potential for very serious post-operative complications, that can lead to blindness. Very many surgeons are still very reluctant to perform this procedure for floaters.

Here's a good forum for info on the procedure with experiences from people who have had the procedure.

http://floatertalk.yuku.com/forums/2...y#.T_d4AOx8G3I

[Jack Scofield]

http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/he...c_anaglyph.png Here's an example. Mines not as drastic, but sometimes it can get pretty bad. If I squint it can change how it looks.

I'm seeing' double! Four test ghosts!

[big_z]

Here's my thing with tears... wouldn't eye drops clear it up? Or would it take days of constant eye drops to work?

depends. tears are made up of oils and water, if the oil glands are lacking then a lot of tear drops dont really help. testing would help figure out the quality of your tears.
also if you are having erosions it can take up to a week before things improve because the outer layer of your eye is basically removed or roughed up and it take time for it to heal. use a preservative free ointment at night and maybe drops during the day and see if things improve. you should have your eyes tested first though.

a poster mentioned Keratoconus which is also a possibility. if that ends up being the cause then the only thing you can do is wear specialty contact lenses. it's best to get it checked out sooner than later to avoid it getting really bad.

There are only two procedures that can reduce or eliminate floaters. 1. YAG laser surgery - A relatively new procedure, but hasn't really been the breakthrough that people wanted it to be with results ranging from mediocre to poor. 2. Vitrectomy - The tried and tested method, but very invasive and the potential for very serious post-operative complications, that can lead to blindness. Very many surgeons are still very reluctant to perform this procedure for floaters. Here's a good forum for info on the procedure with experiences from people who have had the procedure. http://floatertalk.yuku.com/forums/2...y#.T_d4AOx8G3I

yeah our options suck. they cant treat crystal worms or the transparent looking floaters since the laser shots are done manually by the ophthalmologist and they cant see them well. aiming by hand also causes the possibility of misfires which results in eye damage. i think laser has potential but only if they start using computer guiding. it would be a lot safer, faster and more floaters could be treated including the crystal worms.

Vitrectomy is like a last resort and even it cant remove all floaters. my fingers are crossed that someone comes across a safe treatment for floaters but i have my doubts it will happen in our lifetime.

[Snarfington]

My buddy has this and he brings it up with me when it's sunny outside. Every time.

I'm sure it's not as bad as how my reaction to it us but it must be worrying when you first notice it and just generally annoying, stuff like this makes me want to hug people, Idk. Just the little inconveniences I don't understand, I suppose.

[msdstc]

depends. tears are made up of oils and water, if the oil glands are lacking then a lot of tear drops dont really help. testing would help figure out the quality of your tears. also if you are having erosions it can take up to a week before things improve because the outer layer of your eye is basically removed or roughed up and it take time for it to heal. use a preservative free ointment at night and maybe drops during the day and see if things improve. you should have your eyes tested first though. a poster mentioned Keratoconus which is also a possibility. if that ends up being the cause then the only thing you can do is wear specialty contact lenses. it's best to get it checked out sooner than later to avoid it getting really bad. yeah our options suck. they cant treat crystal worms or the transparent looking floaters since the laser shots are done manually by the ophthalmologist and they cant see them well. aiming by hand also causes the possibility of misfires which results in eye damage. i think laser has potential but only if they start using computer guiding. it would be a lot safer, faster and more floaters could be treated including the crystal worms. Vitrectomy is like a last resort and even it cant remove all floaters. my fingers are crossed that someone comes across a safe treatment for floaters but i have my doubts it will happen in our lifetime.

Pretty confident it's my tears. I haven't been officially tested, but after a few days of consistent use of drops I'll start to notice an increase in the quality of my vision or at least as far as the diplopia goes. Must be the surface of my eye improving. What's a long term option for something like this?