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| All World 2006-07-25, 4:28 pm |
| what are those? I have them-they look like dirty spots on windows. they
move along with my eyes when I look right and left. I've always had them
but I think now either they are worse or I'm just noticing more....any
ideas?
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| Tom Lucas 2006-07-25, 4:28 pm |
| "All World" <Free-18@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> what are those? I have them-they look like dirty spots on windows.
> they
> move along with my eyes when I look right and left. I've always had
> them
> but I think now either they are worse or I'm just noticing more....any
> ideas?
Probably floaters - my mum used to have them. There's not much you can
do about it but get it checked out because in very rare cases it could
be a precursor to a detached retina. Unlikely though.
The spots don't flash and shimmer do they? That would be more like a
visual migraine.
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| All World 2006-07-26, 2:25 am |
| Yeah......they are floaters.....they do bug me but I am lucky to be able
to see at all compared to some folks.....thanks for the info....
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| Tom Lucas 2006-07-26, 8:26 am |
| "All World" <Free-18@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Yeah......they are floaters.....they do bug me but I am lucky to be
> able
> to see at all compared to some folks.....thanks for the info....
>
Bad luck. I don't think there's much that can be done for those. Paint
your walls spotty and you might not notice them so much ;-)
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| Trulytelling@yahoo.com 2006-07-26, 9:28 pm |
| http://www.lasikflap.com/forum/view...hlight=floaters
What you describe sound like floaters.
Floaters are caused by posterior vitreous detachment, the separation of
the vitreous, or 'jelly' part of the eye from the retina. When this
happens, little bits of debris are pulled up and float around in your
vitreous. These are known as 'floaters'. It is believed that the
tremendous pressures generated by the suction ring and perhaps shock
waves from the laser are responsible for the high rate of posterior
vitrous detachment after LASIK.
See the excerpt from the article below, which was published in the
journal Ophthalmology.
Almost every lasik patient ends up with junk under the flap... from
metal debris, to glove powder, to plastic paricles and meibomian gland
secretions. With the flap held down by surface tension, however, this
'junk' is less free to move and isn't observed by the patient as a
floating object. That is not to say that junk under the flap does not
contribute to decreased visual quality, and perhaps in some cases, eye
pain.
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13% of post-LASIK eyes have posterior vitreous detachment!
And 24% of high myopes have posterior vitreous detachment after LASIK!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...8256&query_hl=4
Ophthalmology. 2005 Apr;112(4):645-9.
Effect of microkeratome suction during LASIK on ocular structures.
Mirshahi A, Kohnen T.
Excerpt:
Luna et al. reported the development of PVD after LASIK with an
incidence
of 2% in a group of 50 patients with low myopia (1.25 to 3.5 D) and 24%
in a group of 50 patients with high myopia (6 to 10 D). Considering the
data from the 100 eyes, this corresponds to 13%; thus, there is not a
great deal of difference between our results and the data in the
literature.
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| serebel 2006-07-26, 9:28 pm |
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Hey stupid (trulytell), he mentioned nothing about lasik at all.
save your hysterics for flappie.
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| Tom Lucas 2006-07-27, 8:26 am |
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<Trulytelling@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.lasikflap.com/forum/view...hlight=floaters
> shock waves from the laser are responsible for the high rate of
> posterior
> vitrous detachment after LASIK.
Shock waves! You're having a laugh.
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| Ragnar 2006-07-27, 9:26 pm |
| On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:42:03 +0100, "Tom Lucas"
<news@REMOVE_auto_THIS_flame_TO_REPLY.clara.co.uk> wrote:
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><Trulytelling@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:1153960925.565680.88450@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
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>Shock waves! You're having a laugh.
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Just shows you what a looney tunes Trulytelling is.
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