I’ve heard people talk about “floaters” for some time. I always thought they were talking about the little see-through spots that you occasionally see crossing your eye that are about the size of a pin-head or less. I was wrong.
\nMonday, I got my first floater. I thought there was a fly buzzing around me while I was getting dressed, but I realized that the fly moved in the same direction my right eye moved. I did some research at the computer to pin down what was happening, and then made a call to the optometrist. The receptionist confirmed my suspicions, and told me that I didn’t need to see the doctor unless I began to get flashes of light inside my eye.
\nI passed on seeing the doc, and Monday evening I began seeing those flashes.
\nI’ve been a bit scared about all of this, but my eye doctor is really superb. The nurse took “pictures” of the back of the interior of my eye, and Doc K. showed them to me. My eye is just aging. The vitreous sac is partially detached from the wall of my eye, and a change in the consistency of the contents has caused the floater. Doc says I should be able to see well, and that the floater might possibly sink, in time. The flashes I have seen are due to the vitreous sac bouncing off the back of the eye, when I change positions. When I sit up, and then stand up, in the morning, or if I bend over to tie my shoe, I’ll see them.
\nShould the flashes come more frequently, or if I develop a black spot in my vision, I need to see Doc K. again, but otherwise, it’s business as usual.
\nI’m not delighted with the changes in my body as I age, but Dear Husband has a point when he says the alternative (not aging) is not too pretty . Elegante Mother has a sweatshirt that says “Old Age is NOT for SISSIES!” I guess I better buck up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve heard people talk about “floaters” for some time. I always thought they were talking about the little see-through spots that you occasionally see crossing your eye that are about the size of a pin-head or less. I was wrong. … Continue reading