FLOATERS AFTER CATARACT SURGERY

Eye care
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Hi has anyone developed floaters after cataract surgery. i had my surgery 8 months ago and started developing floaters in my right eye, some very noticiable when using a computer screen or watching tv. Now my left eye is slowly developing them. Are they likely to disappear or is there a treatment that can get rid of them?

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I too developed floaters a few months after my surgeries. I was also getting flashes of light, so my ophthalmologist sent me to a retina specialist who diagnosed PVD (posterior vitreous detachment). This is a natural consequence of aging, as your vitreous gel becomes more liquid.
There’s nothing you can really do about the floaters, but they will gradually get better, or at least less noticeable as your brain adapts to them. Mine mostly disappeared after about 3 months, although I do occasionally see them in very bright light.
The important thing is that if you get a sudden shower of floaters, and/or see flashes of light, you should definitely have your eyes checked to make sure there is no retinal tear or detachment.

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Hello,

I have had the same. My doc told me it was a PVD Posterior Retinal Detachment and would have forever. Treatments are laser and also a vitrectomy. Both of these are dangerous she says as with a Vitrectomy the doc takes out all the vitreous fluid and replaces with another solution. This may be very successful or not. Also laser can work as well but neither are guaranteed. Both are very expensive!! ( she warned me)

Also, personally I have a large floater and if I don’t think about it I don’t see it.
If I think about it I see it. I try NOT to think about it as this stuff that you can’t do anything about drives me crazy. I am not going broke over procedures that may not correct. I already went through that with my new lenses inside my eyes.

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I am about one month out from surgery and very occasionally notice floaters. They are very tiny and appear/disappear very quickly. I only see them when I have a white bright computer screen for background. At this point I don’t see them as any detraction to my vision and wouldn’t consider any kind of invasive surgery to address them.