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Hey OP! Years ago I was diagnosed with PVD [0] - posterior vitreous detachment and I began seeing way too many floaters. The gel in our eyes begins to shrink w

Hey OP! Years ago I was diagnosed with PVD [0] - posterior vitreous detachment and I began seeing way too many floaters. The gel in our eyes begins to shrink with age (and detach from the retina). As is the case with all things aging, it doesn't follow a set pattern. It happens early for some and late for others. If you are seeing more floaters than you normally do, don't panic but do consider going for eye exam just to ensure that your retina is fine. As for the floaters, my ophthalmologist gave me a long ass story about conscious attention, how he lived near a train track and with time he became immune to the disturbing sounds of trains passing by yada yada.. Point is you should become blind to the new ones with time :) [0] https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/posterior-vitreous-detachment-facts https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/posterior-vitreous-detachme...

giardini 5y ago
>"...with time he became immune to the disturbing sounds of trains passing by..."< Our family once moved into a larger house in an older part of town. It took only a single night to accommodate to passing trains. But the sound of rain falling on the galvanized tin roof was magical - we tried to lie in bed and listen every rainy night but nonetheless failed! Apparently the brain accommodates remarkably well to simple floaters. Recently, while selecting DVDs at the local library, much to the alarm of a nearby patron, I found myself swatting at a large moth attempting to land on my left hand. Almost immediately I realized the "moth" was inside my eye! A month has passed and this floater, which (according to my opthalmologist) consists of two segments of tissue hinged together at one end and which flaps like a butterfly when my eye moves, now appears as a single smaller floater. With time, perhaps it will be rendered invisible.

giardini 5y ago

>"...with time he became immune to the disturbing sounds of trains passing by..."< Our family once moved into a larger house in an older part of town. It took only a single night to accommodate to passing trains. But the sound of rain falling on the galvanized tin roof was magical - we tried to lie in bed and listen every rainy night but nonetheless failed! Apparently the brain accommodates remarkably well to simple floaters. Recently, while selecting DVDs at the local library, much to the alarm of a nearby patron, I found myself swatting at a large moth attempting to land on my left hand. Almost immediately I realized the "moth" was inside my eye! A month has passed and this floater, which (according to my opthalmologist) consists of two segments of tissue hinged together at one end and which flaps like a butterfly when my eye moves, now appears as a single smaller floater. With time, perhaps it will be rendered invisible.