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Title: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: Devlyn on March 08, 2012, 04:48:13 PM

I occaisionally see white ones, but I seem to remember black ones as well. Hugs, Devlyn

Title: Re: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: Sarah Louise on March 08, 2012, 04:52:43 PM

I was just at the Ophthailmologist this morning to have my eyes dialated. I have both bleeders and floaters (diabetes issues).

Title: Re: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: Princess of Hearts on March 08, 2012, 05:55:11 PM

Computers cause terrible eye-strain, they(manufacturers) don't even bother to deny it.

Title: Re: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: Joelene9 on March 08, 2012, 08:38:17 PM

I have the floaters. My optometrist gives me a glacoma screen yearly because of that.
Joelene

Title: Re: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: Flan on March 09, 2012, 05:00:58 PM

Quote from: Princess of Hearts on March 08, 2012, 05:55:11 PM
Computers cause terrible eye-strain, they(manufacturers) don't even bother to deny it.

I have to disagree, I work around the computer most of the day and don't have any eyesight/headache problems. Good lighting is also important.

In the old days (CRT monitor) this was an issue because of refresh rates that weren't high enough (the Apple IIGS has 15 hz refresh rate and for a while 59 hz was the norm even though often monitors underperformed) until 75 hz became the norm.

Title: Re: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: Felix on March 09, 2012, 05:20:11 PM

I get those little floaters, yeah. It's okay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater)

Title: Re: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: dalebert on March 10, 2012, 12:30:31 PM

Quote from: Felix on March 09, 2012, 05:20:11 PM
I get those little floaters, yeah. It's okay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater)

Thanx a lot. Never caused me a problem. Just a curiosity mostly, but now that I know what they are, I will probably notice them more and be more self-conscious of them. :) I'd always assumed they were just specks of dust that had landed in my eye or something. Now I know they're IN my eye. Ignorance is bliss.

Title: Re: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: Felix on March 12, 2012, 02:52:52 AM

Quote from: dalebert on March 10, 2012, 12:30:31 PM
Thanx a lot. Never caused me a problem. Just a curiosity mostly, but now that I know what they are, I will probably notice them more and be more self-conscious of them. :) I'd always assumed they were just specks of dust that had landed in my eye or something. Now I know they're IN my eye. Ignorance is bliss.

Lol btw that wiki page informed me of the existence of ocular herpes. I'm just gonna repeat that. Ocular herpes. My gosh.

Title: Re: Do you see "swimmers" at the edge of your vision?
Post by: justmeinoz on March 12, 2012, 07:29:43 AM

Floaters that look like dust specks or stray hairs are one thing, but if you see something like chunks of marmalade, get to Hospital IMMEDIATELY, as it is a detaching Retina!

It can be quickly and easily fixed if dealt with straight away. Otherwise blindness will follow.

Karen.

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