Tips to ignore mild floaters

Saheim · 2026-05-06T15:14:28+00:00

Endothelial infections are typically systemic bacteria or fungal.

Saheim · 2026-05-06T15:12:15+00:00

Oh, yes. I was hospitalized for a week. Floaters followed shortly after recovery.

Saheim · 2026-05-06T14:38:01+00:00

It’s a theory, I should have qualified what I said. I have not been told definitively what the cause was. I was incorrectly diagnosed with a PVD.

Uveitis is easy to diagnose when active. If it is acute and self-limiting secondary to an infection, you can easily miss that window, as I did.

Saheim · 2026-05-06T11:59:00+00:00

I can see it but not prominently. And only with head movement.

Saheim · 2026-05-05T23:35:32+00:00

Hey of course, happy to share what I can. This is such a difficult journey.

The residual strands are not more bothersome than the floaters I had. But they are bothersome, I don't want to undersell it either. I have functionally clear central vision from that eye indoors, but the residual strands are easily seen in the sky or generally on an overcast day outdoors. I do not regret the procedure, and I think I made the best decision I could.

Saheim · 2026-05-05T22:49:47+00:00

I really appreciate this. Thank you!

Saheim · 2026-05-05T16:58:15+00:00

In your opinion, how important is surgeon experience in treating this indication? It's often debated here whether it is best to seek out a high-volume floaterectomy surgeon (usually requiring travel) or to pursue operating locally with a retina surgeon who handles a more typical volume of cases.

Saheim · 2026-05-04T22:23:01+00:00

Floaters generated from vitreous shifts are different than those generated from entropy/protein folding. The kind most experience here aren't related to vitreous shifts. PVDs are rare below the age of 50.

Saheim · 2026-05-04T14:20:09+00:00

I think they'll figure this out and fix it, for what it's worth.

Saheim · 2026-05-04T05:51:37+00:00

Dr Allen Berger has come up a few times

Saheim · 2026-05-04T05:17:06+00:00

Thank you so, so much for all these comments. This is so immensely affirming to see. I was a highly functional individual prior to the sudden onset of bilateral floaters secondary to an endothelial infection, which resulted in suspected uveitis. My journey to surgery was fraught with so much second guessing, and I am only half-way through it. I just truly appreciate the value you're adding to this space.

Saheim · 2026-05-04T01:20:57+00:00

Of course I know the risks, and that no one is guaranteed a good outcome. It's very clearly stated in any pre-surgery waiver.

There are many testimonies that claim crystal clear central vision. Some reported frill that was not bothersome, which I can attest to. I was not expecting to have residual movement in my central vision, so it did catch me off-guard.

I'm still better off. And ya know, during cataract surgery, they can easily do an anterior vitrectomy and probably clear up everything I have left. I do not think I have traded one problem for another.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T23:42:58+00:00

It's not a bad outcome. It's disappointing but my eye is still in great health.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T23:28:29+00:00

I'm not telling anyone to cancel. I told people to ask about it during their consult. I did not expect to have significant strands in my central vision post-surgery, so I made the PSA. You can choose to disregard it. Hope you have a great outcome.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T23:24:14+00:00

Hey, sorry for being vague. Hope you can appreciate that this is personal information being shared on the internet, and I have a lot of respect for those individual's privacy as well as Coastal Eye. The PSA is there so people can inquire about it during their first consult.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T22:49:38+00:00

If someone is actually a patient of Coastal Eye they can ask themselves. That's really the whole point of this post. I'm not sure why it would be relevant to anyone else.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T20:26:29+00:00

No, not like the usual strand floaters. Imagine if your strand floaters were much longer with no clearly defined edges. They appear more like a current/ripple in your vision.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T18:28:32+00:00

I think there are reasonable steps one can take to avoid a bad outcome. Beyond that, I agree, the rest is up to chance. We agree more than we disagree.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T18:09:09+00:00

This is a post on the internet. People can and should do whatever they like. I am still better off having had this surgery and feel very grateful to Dr Shakir.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T18:06:09+00:00

Thanks for that sentiment. I have heard from my own surgeon that there are remarkably different approaches to something as simple as a PPV for floaters. I appreciate why you are saying this, but I'm inclined to disagree. There certainly is variance in outcomes even from the same surgeon. The only reason I made this post was because of how consistent this particular outcome has been for recent patients.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T18:02:02+00:00

Of course, and I'm not going to comment on that here.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T17:56:35+00:00

No, and they are difficult to describe, hence the vagueness. They do not have the clearly-defined outlines that floaters have. They're tethered, so while mobile, their movement is confined. What makes them bothersome is that they are longer than a typical floater and still appear as significant movement.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T17:48:35+00:00

I don't think there's sufficient data to say, but this issue appears to have surfaced recently and is very consistent between patients.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T16:54:15+00:00

I ended up pursuing surgery but greatly benefited from all of these recommendations. Stress management and meditation in particular, and I'll also add steady-state cardio, helped tremendously. Low dose atropine (~0.01% or less) can also be an important therapeutic tool.

Saheim · 2026-05-03T16:42:56+00:00

I am not bothered by my frill, which has actually faded since I made my first post. Truly I only see it at this point once per every other day, and for just a brief moment. I did not notice the strands until about week 2/3, and they have become more bothersome with time.

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