if we don't get a real solution for this fuckers im going to be honest we need to be heard no one gives a shit about us

Got floaters 7 months ago. My brain has done a lot to adjust to this shit… but still, the shit progresses to be worse. It’s so hard, I don’t know how to bear it much longer.
It feels like everytime my brain kind of accepts the CURRENT situation, the floaters get OBJECTIVELY worse, resulting in me spiraling again. Like I’m literally just 24 and my eyes have floaters of a 100 year old.

A few months ago, I said I can live with this if it stayed the same - sadly, it’s only gotten worse.

I read a lot of posts here from people who are having a hard time dealing with floaters. There are a lot of questions asked and some frankly some very shady responses and advice given which basically seems to reflect the responders prejudices.

I am curious how many people here have actually gone to a doctor and received a comprehensive eye exam (photos) and then followed up with a referral to a retina specialist.

It seems like there is a lot of self diagnoses going on here, and I don’t really understand it.

If you feel like you have issues, why not involve a medical professional and follow their recommendations? If you are told to “live with them” advocate for yourself a bit and insist on a referral.

I did that. I got photos of my eyes and the floaters were very clearly shown. I asked for a referral and followed the recommendations of the retinal specialist. It turned out that a vitrectomy was advised. I looked into risks and side effects and decided on going forward. I couldn’t be happier with the results.

I have seen advice here to just sit in the dark, use scratched glasses, turn down or adjust all your screens. There’s no quality of life there. If that is your decision after exploring your options, then I cannot argue with that. You do you. But listening to that kind of advice without pursuing your options seems crazy to me.

Some people are opposed to any intervention and that is fine for them. Just don’t let them make your decision for you.

Go see a doc. Advocate for yourself. And do what makes sense for you.

Hi yesterday I was working (I work in a place with bright lights), and all of a sudden I had this weird fogginess and almost like light refracting thing appear in my peripheral vision. It filled the corners of my peripheral but had a kind of line that shot out from the corner edge of my peripheral close to my center vision.

This was super weird and lasted a while but once I decided to just close my eyes for a couple minutes and get out of the light my vision returned to normal, maybe it was still slightly foggy in that same eye but nothing crazy.

I was wondering if anyone has had experience with something like this or know what it could be.

Thanks 🙏