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https://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/9/posterior-vitreous-detachmentAfter a most successful year competing in Sporting Clays. I have been diagnosed with this common malady. Essentially my right eye viewing is like looking through fog with random floaters. Some are quite opaque. Glancing downward will on occasion clear my sight temporarily. Frustrating to say the least as I've already noticed some target acquisition issues. My doctor says I'll get used to it (if that's any consolation). Working at the computer and night driving are annoying. So it goes with getting older....
Dodging lions and wasting time.....
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Suffered a detached retina in August, right as I accepted a new job, and right prior to bird season.
Trade you.
Just kidding, I wouldnt wish this on anyone. Prognosis is a bit up in the air, I had the silicone band repair, with freezing the tear, and the gas bubble in the eye.
I can see. Cant read yet, with the repaired eye.
Good luck.
Best,
Ted
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I went to my eye doctor with an extreme amount of floaters about three years ago, Ken. I had been shooting sporting seriously for about 16-17 years, and I was very concerned, too. He looked into my eyes and said "Man, you've got 'em, don'cha?", which did nothing to ease my concerns. I was seeing blurry colors occasionally, too. I was concerned it was being caused by a detached retina, which it wasn't. Just age, as you said.
Basically, I got used to the floaters and many of them sank to the bottom of my eyes. I shot an average score of 93 that next year, practice and competition, the best of my life. I've quit worrying about it. The blurry colors have never come on me while shooting ..............guess I've just been lucky. They usually go away in about 30 minutes or less, but it could ruin a good score if I couldn't sit it out.
SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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PM about this if you want.
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I noticed the problem driving to the last tourney. I kept catching flashes in my peripheral vision and oncoming headlights were blurry. Shot 100 birds in the morning and struggled (85) on seemingly soft targets. Very bright skies. Shot 100 birds in the afternoon longer testy targets and scored 90 under cloudy skies. I've historically shot better under cloudy skies. At any rate my prescription didn't change enough to warrant new glasses. I just hope the fog subsides....
Thanks,
Ken
Dodging lions and wasting time.....
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Sidelock
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Me and floaters, we be mates.
JR
Be strong, be of good courage.
God bless America, long live the Republic.
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Vitrous detachment can be tough but my DR told me that you can't get a detached retina if you have vitreous detachment. My floaters don't bother me unless I am shooting 12 bore. It seems that heavy recoil stirs them up.
bill
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Uhh, absolutely not true at all! I've been through this and am an ex eye-quack FWIW.
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Hopefully they will subside. You don't want a vitrectomy if you can avoid it. I had symptoms like yours about 18 years ago, turned out it was a detached retina but not super bad, was remedied by injecting a gas bubble in that eye to knit the retina back, then followed by a little laser welding to tack the retina securely. Unfortunately the treatment nucleated a cataract that I had treated last year, with excellent results. No complaints: I would always pick having my lens replaced over going blind, since time is of the essence to ensure the retina has an adequate blood supply.
Have a speedy recovery.
Bruce
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