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For the symptoms you've described, an ophthalmologist is one of the few doctors that would have met you Sunday night in his office. Your symptoms could have been indicative of a detached retina, and that needs to be addressed immediately to re-establish the blood supply to the retina. Because when it's dead, it's dead. I have had 3 detached retinas: 1st in 2000(right eye, I have 20-20 vision now), and 2019 left eye, detached again in January 2020. Now OK (I have other issues in that eye, retinal vein occlusion) but I can at least see out of it, and my master eye is my right eye. I had none of the risk factors, which are diabetes or being extremely near sighted. Just lucky I guess. Don't mess around with your eyes hoping it will go away. Sometimes they are just floaters, but my symptoms for my first detachment were just that, floaters. Never had the "torn curtain" affect. Sorry for the sermon.

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Gentlemen, thank you! It's been quite the education, I'll tell you. If I had experienced any of the "dark curtain" effects that I'd been warned about I'd have hit an ER somewhere to deal with it immediately. I will ask about the retina tack at my next visit in 2 weeks but so-far I've been lead to believe that this shouldn't get any worse. I was also counseled about cataracts that are developing but don't need addressed just yet (yea). The joys of aging indeed! I was pretty down about it after my eye doctor visit but I've had some time to ponder it and I've decided to feel fortunate about it instead. Clearly, it could be much worse. Also, I specifically asked about recoil and other more-physical activities and was told that they were nothing to worry about at this point so...I guess I won't.

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Cataracts are no big deal. You get to pick your perfect vision: near or far. I picked far since I was already needing reading glasses and I hunt. Easy-peasy. Nothing to fear.

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The only thing I can that's positive about my eye issues is that floaters help keep me alert on the deer stand, especially when there is snow on the ground.

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I’ve had cataracts removed from both eyes and now have 20/20 vision, first time since 4th grade. I have bothersome floaters in both eyes and am going to have a vitrectomy in my dominant right eye on 2/22. Fingers toes and paws are crossed.


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Let us hear from you, mucha. Will pray for great success.
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Y mucho buena suerte con sus ojos, Sr. El Zorro


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Don't know why our medical people don't tell us this is coming. Happened to me when we were in England on our 25th anniversary trip a couple of days after 9-11. I've gotten pretty good at ignoring the floaters.

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This happened to me also last year. It's called a Posterior Vitral Detachment. The doctor told me it's quite common in people aged 60+, especially if you are nearsighted. He said the flashing lights and floaters would go away after a few months, but I still have them.

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It does seem shocking that I'd never heard about this problem before (until folks I know well have recently been troubled by it). You'd think that because it seems fairly common that more planning and perhaps some preparation would be in order by the optometric crowd for their more-seasoned clients?

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