For the past three days I've experienced an aggrevating problem in my right eye. I am seeing strange things like little clouds. They come and go and just seem to float. It doesn't matter if I turn my eye in either direction, the floaters are there. There are times that they aren't there and then they just begin appearing again.
Does anyone else experience this problem. And, what causes this to happen. I'm beginning to get some concern in that I certainly do not want to ignore it and it be the beginning of a detached retina..........any input will be apreciated. Thanks, Gaye
Posted by Troup Brazelton (Member # 6297) on :
I nor my wife ever experienced that but Dr. checked for that right away. I've read about it as well. Some have said they could actually see a little germ swim across their vision. Had to look up at a clear blue sky to see it.
Posted by Kentucky Girl (Member # 8587) on :
Hey Dalphia,
I have this problem bad right now, I have had them for years but it is really bugging me right now. They look like tiny squibbles or pieces of coils.
Have heard this si common but not sure what it means.
In His love my friend, Dani
Posted by Big B (Member # 8229) on :
I've been getting floaters since I was a little kid, so I'm used to them.
Do you have "silver" fillings?
They are a common symptom of people with amalgam illness (which is frequently seen with lyme), so whether this is a specific oral-mercury problem or a wider neurotoxicity issue is not known. Neurotoxins affect the eyes before most other organs and floaters, swimmers, dyslexia, and loss of place while reading are common symptoms.
Posted by millymollymandy (Member # 7703) on :
Hi, I get this problem really badly. I have the floater in my eyes all the time- some times worse than others but they are always there.
I have had them for about five years now, and it is one of the reminders that I still don't have this thing beaten.
The only time my eyes were clear was when I had to go into hospital for a routine op under general anaesthetic... whatever they gave me while I was there cleared up my eyes for 24 hours.
Posted by electric (Member # 6572) on :
hi dalphia, as soon as i was diagnosed w/ lyme and started taking abx (at the time mepron/zithromax) POOF! the next day i had floaters up the wazoo. it freaked me out big time. i had perfect vision the day before. now i have TONS of "worms" in my eyes. i have had them for over 6 months now. under a bright light (or blue sky) and squinting them into focus its like looking under a microscope. very distressing. i can see little colonies of keets. there is one floater that is HUGE in my right eye. its a cluster of tons of keets wrapped in a tight round ball. i hadnt seen many pictures of lyme bacteria until a few months back. what i saw in the photos was EXACTLY what i see in my eyes. this apparently is very common. my doc does not understand it but she said many of her patients say the same thing. i have more floaters now than i did 6 months ago. my take is that they like to go into the eyes when you are on abx because the eyes are very well protected (same reason they go into joints/nervous system). unfortunately most of the abx used for lyme dont go into the eye. the only good i look at is that it will be an indicator when i am wipping them out if they start dissapearing. also it was undeniable i had lyme and i was on the right path. i have friends who had them and they eventually went away. also they can give something to look at when you are bored on a bright bluesky sunny day . hopefully your abx will take em out soon.
electric
Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :
Both Babesia and Bartonella are known to cause various vision problems. I would check for and treat coinfections.
Posted by JimBoB (Member # 8454) on :
FLOATERS, THAT is NORMAL in people as we get older, Lyme or not. I have had them for many, many years, long before my Lyme.
I think Most eye doctors will tell you that it comes with age. Not much you can do about them. They really scared me in the beginning too, but got used to them. Hardly ever realize they are there now a days. I have to pay attention that they are there.
I am NOT saying that Lyme doesn't bring them on more so, and IF most of you are younger, in your 30's and 40's, then maybe it IS the Lyme causing them. Each will have to determine for themselves what to do about them. But even IF you can get rid of them now, you will most likely get them again as you get older, and then you can't stop them.
Jim Posted by groovy2 (Member # 6304) on :
Hi all
Floaters Very commnon in Lyme ect--
I had floaters really bad- around a dozen each eye- Got to were it was really hard to read--- I have lyme and babs-
After taking Doxi high dose for about 8 months All the floaters disappered completely -quickly
I have slowed down on the doxi now and after a few months I noticed one faint floater coming back--
I started taking low levels of doxi again and floater is mostly gone now--Jay--
Posted by Dalphia (Member # 8305) on :
Just wanted to say thank you to everyone responding to my post regarding "Eye Floaters". Your responses were very helpful. Now I'm not as disturbed as before. They sure do "bug" me and I can't wait for them to leave.........again thanks for your help.................
Posted by JimMet (Member # 7787) on :
I'm an Optometric Physician, and I must say that JimBob's post is dead on accurate. I'd add, however, that floaters, even at a younger age can be normal in nearsighted persons. I've had them since my twenties, long before I developed Lyme. After forming, they often will lodge in various areas of the eye and not be seen again for years. Sometimes the brain simply becomes oblivious to their presence. You'll see them more often in bright light or while reading, since the pupils constrict in bright light and when we focus at near. It's obviously easier for a floater to cover a constricted pupil than a dilated one.
Posted by hardynaka (Member # 8099) on :
According to Buhner: Ocularborreliosis
Just a summary:
Floaters, pressure in the eyes, disturbed vision are common in lyme. Other problems: optic nerve disease, conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc... Chronic and acute uveitis is the most common complication (inflamation of the frontal membranes of the iris and choroid). Pain and redness is main symptom. Spirochets have been isolated from iris tissues but mainly tend to locate in aqueous humor (tears). Spirochetes may penetrate deeper in the underlying tissues of the eyes, which is when a more severe pathology occurs.
One plant that may help: Stephania root (Stephania tetrandra, S. cepharantha)
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. hopefully your abx will take em out soon.![[hi]](graemlins/hi.gif)