Ws: Eye floaters - now: NON-Floaters

A coworker asked me the other day about a floater that's been annoying
him for some weeks. He's aware that floaters are common and generally
mean nothing alarming, but this one is not a floater - it's fixed in
position, pretty much in the center of on eye's visual field. I told him
that I'd recommend he get it examined, but so far, he's ignoring it.
Any insight I could pass on, that might either lay the issue to rest or
get him motivated to see his doctor?

Dave

On May 17, 10:09 pm, Dave Bell <d...@TheSPAMFREEBells.net> wrote:
> A coworker asked me the other day about a floater that's been annoying
> him for some weeks. He's aware that floaters are common and generally
> mean nothing alarming, but this one is not a floater - it's fixed in
> position, pretty much in the center of on eye's visual field. I told him
> that I'd recommend he get it examined, but so far, he's ignoring it.
> Any insight I could pass on, that might either lay the issue to rest or
> get him motivated to see his doctor?
>
> Dave

I am not a Doctor and certainly will not give a medical advice, but
what you describe may be similar to what I had. It sounds like a
blind spot in the center of his vision, and it could be a macular
hole. It might be something else or maybe nothing, I don't know, and
only a professional examination of his eye will determine it. Macular
hole can be repaired and closed (mine was). It's not an emergency,
but the sooner the better chances for vision recovery. Hope this
helps.

A spot not moving in the central visual field is not something to be
ignored. Period. He must call for an appointment and see an
ophthalmologist ASAP.

Good luck with this.

Don W.

On May 18, 1:09 am, Dave Bell <d...@TheSPAMFREEBells.net> wrote:
> A coworker asked me the other day about a floater that's been annoying
> him for some weeks. He's aware that floaters are common and generally
> mean nothing alarming, but this one is not a floater - it's fixed in
> position, pretty much in the center of on eye's visual field. I told him
> that I'd recommend he get it examined, but so far, he's ignoring it.
> Any insight I could pass on, that might either lay the issue to rest or
> get him motivated to see his doctor?
>
> Dave

you are correct that this should be checked medically asap.

Dave Bell wrote:
> A coworker asked me the other day about a floater that's been annoying
> him for some weeks. He's aware that floaters are common and generally
> mean nothing alarming, but this one is not a floater - it's fixed in
> position, pretty much in the center of on eye's visual field. I told him
> that I'd recommend he get it examined, but so far, he's ignoring it.
> Any insight I could pass on, that might either lay the issue to rest or
> get him motivated to see his doctor?
>
> Dave

Thanks all for the advice. Despite my telling him the same thing for
several weeks, he was brushing it off.
Yesterday, I told him the consensus from here and that I'd gotten the
same advice from my Ophthalmologist during an appointment that morning.
As it happened, he was calling me from the car, on the way home from the
airport; decided he'd try to fit in a checkup that afternoon...

Dave