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Thank you. I have strands of this stuff in my vision which makes my sight fuzzy. I think you have explained what’s happening. Wish it would settle tho. I have regular checks but they all,say it will go or yiur brain will get used to this!

Just diagnosed with PVD in my right eye today; thanks for the information!

I'm 70 and was washing my car two weeks ago and suddenly noticed a large floater to the left of my vision in my left eye as well as a flash at the periphery of my left eye each time I move my eyes from the far right quickly to the far left

How do we get started with planning to see you for floater removal? I have a huge Weiss ring. Looks like the eye of Sauron. Does insurance cover any part of it?

Made me laugh when you said it increases your frustration level. I'm one of those patients with a multifocal. Just glad you were able to still zap away some floaters. It's scary to think there is no solution to these things.

Hey doctor, could floaters by any chance be related to dehydration/ coffee use and looking at screens to much? Im a 26 yo programmer and i sit all day infront of the screen aswell as drink a ton of coffee. My floaters are only getting worse and worse. I also wonder if stress can cause floaters? (One of my friends mothers had it and apparently her doctor said it could be caused by stress).

Can we talk once please 🥺

I’m 36 extremely near sighted (6.75) and my doctor had his nurse call me and tell me it was PVD with no explanation or follow up. Thank you 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

I'm only 30, but this year I developed a huge floater in my right eye. From what I can tell, it seems to be a Weiss ring, albeit a broken one (it appears as a sort of semicircle, but sometimes opens to be more straight or closes to be almost circular, depending on how it moves). It's been there for nearly half a year now. It's very annoying, and makes me sensitive to light because the brighter my surroundings, the more visible and distracting the floater is. I can't stand to look at a bright computer screen anymore. I use dark mode on everything now. I live in Mississippi. I don't know what treatment options there are here, or how much they cost (I also have no health insurance).

Thank you for this.

How old was the patient?

We Love You Dr Johnson ❤❤❤

How is the blinking of the eye controlled or does that matter while doing this procedure?

Thank you, great information 👍

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Wanted to share my experience as that patient is me. This is maybe 1/10th of what Dr. Johnson did. He spent enough time to explain (before, during, and after) treatment. He also came in on a weekend to accommodate my travel schedule. that is a huge help that is almost unheard of. One thing I always say about bad eyes (high myopia) and now that floater you see is - nobody really understands except the person itself. Brain will get used to a floater speech is a massive BS. Long story short - vision (after 2 treatments) is lot better than what it was. Instead of through wax paper (constantly), it is now more like slightly dirty eyeglass. 80-90% improvement.

I have this "large" mass that floats around and has lots of small dark floaters in it. The dark floaters don't bother me, but sometimes that mass interferes with my vision such that it's blurry. When both eyes get hit at the same time with the "blurry blob", it's a bit nerve wracking when I'm driving. The retinal specialist I saw said he only sees a few small floaters, but still willing to do a vitrectomy. I'm nervous about it and have discovered that bending over and picking up heavy objects seems to exasperate the blurriness. Do these "blobs" make sense to you? Do you think you could see them with your equipment?

Keep being a hero Dr. Johnson!!! I'll be by later this year again for reformation!

I wish I had seen this video three years ago before my surgery. I got the multi focal lens. Next month I will be examined for a lens exchange to a single vision lens. Irony here, I’m a surgical RN who scrubs for cataract surgeons.

I checked with 8 laser eye surgeons in my area an none of them do the procedure. Wish I could have this done.

Will strenuous work cause this to worsen?

Hi Doctor, I had an eye injury 2 months ago, small steel shard entered my cornea. Got that removed, but since I (just like this patient) see a haze that passes my peripheral. The only thing is: it passes my vision in the opposite direction. When looking left to right, it crosses my vision right to left, same goes for up & down. In front of the haze I see regular floaters too, those move with the eye movement. I kind of interpret them as a standing up circular form in my eye. The front part moves with my eye movement (small floaters) & the back part moves in the opposite direction (gaze). Is this even a thing with eye floaters? I visited 3 ophthalmologists, all say everything checks out... Yet I'm bothered by this blur/gaze that crosses my vision 24/7. 😒 Is there some kinde of center point in the eye where you could experience the floaters moving in opposite direction? (Can't really find anything on this, only found very few people online with similar symptoms) Thanks!

Wish I could find a doctor in my area that does this procedure.

what are the possible complications? whats the complication rate?

Hello, Doctor. I'm 43 years old and from Singapore. For the past two months, I've been experiencing visible floaters in my vision, which look like clouds and strings, some connected with dots. One of the floaters is over 2 inches long and appears in my line of sight time to time, which is very irritating. I also developed dry eyes just before this started. I was working long hour not eating also not drinking water at that point. I had my eyes checked, and the doctors told me there are no vision issues, so I don't need to wear glasses. However, they noted the beginning of vitreous gel degeneration and, recommended using blue light glasses since I work long hours on screens. The long string-like floater is attached to three main points with almost black or ashen dots. Can this be removed with YAG laser treatment? Is there a way I can visit you for further consultation?

Omg, thank you!! I have a retinal tear fixed last fall and I’m struggling with both eyes as I see a rippling when I move my eyes up and down. The Dr didn’t know what it was, said to ignore it, but it’s incredibly irritating. Plus I’m convinced that it irritates my eyes sometimes to the point that I rub my eyes and it seems to help. Plus with the flashing lights… it’s incredibly annoying and distracting. Thank goodness my retina tear was fixed with laser, the other eye has no tear but the vitreous is separated now and the ripples when I move my eyes is in both eyes… Please, is there anything I can do for this? Will it go away with time? Thanks!

Guess I will have to wait till teleporation technology is invented and perfected for me to get rid of the floaters without resorting to surgery or laser treatment.

Wow you are a fantastic medical educator. CNN should hire you as a medical commentator!

Hello Dr, it is a new machine laser.

This floater treatment was already Devised by imam Mohammed bakir (AS) the 5th holy imam of the Shia ❤

Doc, You really bring the subject to life. I needed some peace of mind on this unpredictable and changeable subject. Go Texas! . . . Would love a note on migraine with aura which always comes with my flashes which have been coming about once a month for about 20 years (now 80 years old). Also the flashes/migraine start with a "vision loss" in the middle of my vision. Is there anything I can do or know about this?? 💖

Best Regards

I was treated a few months ago and the doctor is very good at managing expectations. I'll be back out to Texas again for the very thing described in this video. Not much you can do, if you want it gone, there aren't many options. Here in Phoenix there may or may not be a doctor doing this, regardless I would only go see the Floater Doctor because he is so passionate, well studied and experience and I'll take the trip to Texas again. As a money saver you can uber from the airport to a hotel and walk to his office, no need to have a rental car or even uber to his office from the hotel.

Can the eyedr tell how much vitr has detached

Please doctor I started noticing them after 15 hours flight is it possible flight could’ve caused it? 😢

Nope, I elected for the vitrectomy....Laser is too risky for my taste. Had it done in both eyes, I am floater free for life. Was a 30 minute surgical procedure, and if you are a good candidate for vitrectomy, I suggest you consider it.

Dr., let me tell you you do an amazing work. I lost an eye to RB when I was young, and have had floaters in my other eye for years. Is the laser treatment suitable for monocular patients? Regards.

I leave in Italy and i have a big weiss ring, after PVD. Do you know if are there good specialists in Italy for removing it with laser? Thanks.

You Treat Floaters???????? Why? There is NO need To treat them my Friend. Do not intervene !! tThe eye is safe and healthy. Retina intact? Non Retinal Detachment Complete.? You leave it like that!😊

Hey ,i am seeing floaters from last year and now from Last few days i see stars in my vision not exactly in peripheral area ... especially when i close my eyes..i did my Indirect opthalmoscopy and doctor said everything is ok but doctor did it without scleral indentation... should i worry or go to visit dr.again...plz help

Hello, Thank you so much for this information! Helpful! I think I have the cloud floater which I call a swipe across my eye especially when I look form right to left then I get this cloud like blurry that moves across my eye from left to right. it is really bad when in car driving! I am hoping that it will go away, it went from white web like flash to this blurry cloud like image after YAG procedure, so sorry that I had that done made my eye vision worse! anyway glad that I found your videos!!!

Dr., can this procedure be performed on monocular patients?

I found a doc back East who seemed to know what he was doing. After three treatments on both eyes, involving 3x10 hour round trips and two hotel stayovers, not only was there no improvement, but he ended up putting a hole in the back of my lens capsule, which eventually led to vitrectomy and lens replacement. Some years before, Dr. Johnson was very kind in corresponding with me. If anyone can perform successful YAG vitreolysis, I believe he can. That said, I would tell anyone reading my comment to be very cautious with this procedure.

i just had this procedure 3 days ago. I had a very large weiss ring that took about 30 minutes to break up. Not a fun experience. The doctor said that they got most of it but that I will need a 2nd treatment. I am seeing a lot of little floaters today but was told this can happen. There are a bunch in the top right corner that appear to move together. There are very few references on the more reputable internet sites regarding more floaters after this procedure. Would be awesome if you could do a video on what to expect in the days following the procedure

Did your patient tell you how it looked in his vision? Was it long like a crystal snake with dots?

Are you the only ophthalmologist that does this procedure? I live in Canada and don’t have a lot of money yet my vitreous detachment has caused significant vision impairment. I’d like to get this procedure done to help but what kind of cost am I looking at? Thanks

So,..Doc…what kind of conditions are of concern to Laser treatment? Such as a.bit cloudy vitreous fluid? Some hemoglobin trapped inside the floater?..any thing that may suggest no laser surgery in a “floater” case?😮Having trouble w/ Japanese Docs trying to convince me to have a”vitrectomy” instead but my condition isn’t that serious from research (including your vid’s!)..+ the fact that they won’t give up my photos & sonic ones as well so I can get second opinions! I can see around my “Weiss ring” using my peripheral vision objects etc; clearly and some hemorrhage trapped in it that moves along with the floater. Have seen your video on a similar case as mine where you used 3 lenses to shoot/zap several times case of floaters!! Suffering Doc,..over three months now with this ordeal,..just want my quality of life back! Did my due diligence research to understand my condition. Can’t get why in my case a vitrectomy is necessary & know the cost as well! 😢Thanks for all you do to help us victims understand what PVD is so we can get GOOD-reliable treatment! b(‘_< ) Will be using you info to show’em a thing or two! 🤔🤨

You are a great person, Dr. Johnson. I am 30 years old. I have been living in Germany for 15 years. I have had eye.All the doctors tell me your eyes are healthy, but I see hundreds of floaters and black spots floaters, but in recent years they have become worse. Worse. I am going crazy. I quit my job and I hate this life.

This is so cool to watch! What happens if the laser misses the floater? Can it cause damage to the back of the eye?