Vitrectomy for Vitreous Opacities (Floaters)

Vitreous floaters can be a sign of a serious retinal disease. They are very uncommon in people under 40 years old. If you have new floaters, especially if you are young, you need to see a retina specialist immediately. You might have a serious infection or inflammatory disease. If you are in the US, you can find a retina specialist at http://www.asrs.org/for_patients/find_a_retina_specialist.php . If you are in Europe, you can look for a retina specialist at: http://www.evrs.org/pages/mlist_new.htm .


Removal of vitreous floaters using 25 gauge vitrectomy, This 64 year old woman had cataract surgery 7 years previously. She was followed in our practice with bothersome floaters for the past 6 years. She described sheets of gauze like floaters that would intermittently obstruct her vision. They did not clear with observation. Her left eye had vitrectomy for floaters 3 months ago and the patient was thrilled. This video is of the vitrectomy in the right eye. Floaters clear on their own almost all of the time. Even patients with persistent floaters usually adjust to them. Their is a small group of patients with sheet like floaters and veils that affect their visual function and do not clear even after waiting over a year. In this situation, it is acceptable to consider vitrectomy surgery. Vitrectomy does carry a risk of retinal detachment, infection and bleeding. So the risk of surgery has to be balanced with the potential benefit. This patient understood that and chose to have surgery and was thrilled with the result.

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Science & Technology

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• vitrectomy
• floaters
• vitreous
• opacities
• 25
• gauge
• small
• incision
• retinal
• surgery
• retina
• macula
• steven
• cohen

[wimpog97]

I've had floaters for 9 years! People that ain't got no floaters cannot understand people that do have floaters. But it is a living hell, because they do not disappear, but progress over the years. Most eye doctors underestimate floaters. There is no treatment that works other than YAG Laser Vitreolysis and FOV, both of which have their pluses and minuses.

I was not able to fully get used to them over the years, and hope to wake up one day and not see them.

[koningkoe]

Im done with this fucking shit, I have had fucking floaters for 3 years now and im only fucking 26 y old, I live in complete darkness, my vision is raped by very large blurry floaters/clouds/cobwebs along with very sharp distinctive black crystal worms. that in both fucking eyes. I fucking can't see a shit anymore and the docs tell me to FUCKING LIVE WITH IT YEA????? Im gonna fucking get a FOV. I will take every fucking risk in teh fucking world to fucking get rid of this fucking shit.

[bluefairyuk]

In the video the surgeon says that the white veil sometimes goes away by itself, this is a grat hope for me, has anyone got rid of it without surgery? Please share information! Thank you.

[bluefairyuk]

The video is not just about common floaters! It's about a the white veil that some people get besides having floaters. I have just started to have this problems and the doctor tld me that there is nothing to do, said the operation is very dangerous.

[Macabresque]

This makes me feel sick watching this :( but floaters are very annoying indeed...

[SpyOpz94]

@koningkoe Im 17 now and my floaters started when I was 16 man... I'm seriously depressed about this

[cooljunkproductions]

@koningkoe HOW DID IT GO? PLEASE RESPOND!

[conspiritor2]

@GianfraidoPertollesi he he as it is that easy...

[conspiritor2]

@borbos75 Wanna share with us how it went?

[conspiritor2]

@deassoc50 Any side effects?

[jesskazen]

@koningkoe did you get it done? I have had them since I was 10 years old, 1st dots now they have tails and webs, I have trouble reading

[wreyoG]

dont know if i am a good candidate for Vitrectomy though as i have a 4 year history of Anterior Uveitis..so highly unlikely