Are eye floaters giving you vision problems? Find out how to get rid of them here.
Eye floaters start out to be a clump of jelly. This jelly-like substance is called the vitreous and it's found at the back of our eyes. As we age, tiny strands of the vitreous can form clumps and cast shadows on the retina. Those shadows are the floaters. It's common in old age or in near-sighted people. However, floaters, also called vitreous opacities, can come from other conditions.
Posterior uveitis is inflammation in the layers of the uvea in the back of the eye. This condition can cause the release of inflammatory debris into the vitreous that quality as floaters. Diabetes, hypertension, blocked blood vessels and an eye injury can also cause bleeding into the vitreous and the blood cells can be seen as floaters. Serious causes of floaters include vitreous detachment (when the vitreous pulls away from the retina) and retinal detachment (when the retina gets pulled away from the back of the eye).
Since they're painless, it's easy to dismiss them as harmless. That isn't always the case though. There can be underlying causes that do need medical attention. You are at risk if you're over the age of 50, diabetic, nearsighted, have an autoimmune condition, had previous eye trauma or you've had complications from cataract surgery.
Dark specks or transparent strings of floating material in your vision.
Spots that follow your eye movements.
Spots that are most visible when you look at plain bright backgrounds like a white wall or the sky.
Small shapes or strings that float around your eye, then eventually settle down and drift out of the line of vision.
If you have those symptoms, observe if the floaters multiply in volume, if you get flashes of light in the eye that has the floaters, or if you experience lapses in your peripheral vision. These can be signs of a retinal tear and it's time to visit an eye doctor.
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A dilated eye exam will be conducted to see the back of your eyes and your vitreous so the cause of the floaters can be determined. Most eye floaters do not require treatment. However, if the floaters are actually blood cells from diabetes complications, the underlying cause will need to be treated. If eye floaters also impede your vision, then you may consult with your doctor to have surgery.
Through a small incision, an ophthalmologist will remove the vitreous and replace it with either a saline solution or a bubble made of gas or oil. This procedure is usually reserved for serious cases as it can also cause complications like cataracts and retinal detachment.
At ophthalmologist will use a special laser to break down the floaters in the vitreous to make them less noticeable. While this can improve vision, some patients have reported no difference and that is why this procedure is not done as frequently as surgery.
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Je, macho yanayoelea yanakupa matatizo ya kuona? Tafuta jinsi ya kuondoa yao hapa. Macho yanayoelea huanza kuwa kama jamu ya jelly. Kiungo hiki kinachofanana na jelly kinaitwa vitreous na kinapatikana nyuma ya macho yetu. Kadiri tunavyokua, nyuzi ndogo-ndogo za mwili wa kioo zinaweza kuunda makundi na kutokeza kivuli kwenye retina. Kivuli hicho ni cha wale wanaotembea. Ni ya kawaida katika uzee au katika watu wenye uwezo wa kuona mbali. Hata hivyo, vitu vinavyoelea, vinavyoitwa pia vitreous opacities, vinaweza kutokea kutokana na hali nyingine. Uveitis ya nyuma ni uvimbe katika tabaka za uvea nyuma ya jicho. Hali hii inaweza kusababisha kutolewa kwa mabaki ya uvimbe katika vitreous kwamba ubora kama floaters. Ugonjwa wa kisukari, shinikizo la damu, mishipa ya damu iliyofungwa na jeraha la jicho pia inaweza kusababisha kutokwa na damu ndani ya vitreous na chembe za damu zinaweza kuonekana kama floaters. Sababu kubwa za kuelea ni pamoja na kutenganishwa kwa kioo (wakati kioo kinapoondoka kwenye retina) na kutenganishwa kwa retina (wakati retina inapoondolewa nyuma ya jicho). Kwa kuwa hazisababishi maumivu, ni rahisi kuziona kuwa hazina madhara. Hata hivyo, si hivyo sikuzote. Huenda kukawa na visababishi vya msingi vinavyohitaji matibabu. Ikiwa una umri wa miaka 50 au zaidi, una ugonjwa wa kisukari, una uwezo wa kuona mbali, una ugonjwa wa autoimmune, una ugonjwa wa macho au una matatizo ya upasuaji wa cataract. Vipande vya giza au nyuzi za uwazi za vitu vinavyoelea katika maono yako. Maeneo yanayofuata mwendo wa macho yako. Sehemu ambazo zinaonekana zaidi wakati unapoangalia mandhari nyeupe kama ukuta mweupe au anga. Mifumo midogo au nyuzi ambazo huelea kuzunguka jicho lako, kisha hatimaye hujipanga na kuelea nje ya mstari wa maono. Ikiwa una dalili hizi, angalia ikiwa floaters huongezeka kwa kiasi, ikiwa unapata flashes za mwanga katika jicho ambalo lina floaters, au ikiwa unapata kupungua kwa maono yako ya pembeni. Hii inaweza kuwa ishara ya machozi ya retina na ni wakati wa kutembelea daktari wa macho. "Kama vile, ""Ukiangalia kwa macho yako, utaona kwamba una macho ya nyuma na vitreous, hivyo sababu ya floaters inaweza kuamua.""" Vipande vingi vya macho vinavyoteleza havihitaji kutibiwa. Hata hivyo, ikiwa chembe hizo za damu ni chembe za damu zinazotokana na matatizo ya kisukari, sababu ya kisukari hiyo inahitaji kutibiwa. Ikiwa macho yako yanavunjika kwa sababu ya kuelea, unaweza kumshauri daktari wako ili afanyiwe upasuaji. Kwa upasuaji mdogo, daktari wa macho huondoa vitreous na kuibadilisha kwa suluhisho la chumvi au Bubble ya gesi au mafuta. Utaratibu huu kwa kawaida ni kuhifadhiwa kwa ajili ya kesi kali kama inaweza pia kusababisha matatizo kama cataracts na retinal detachment. Daktari wa macho atatumia laser ya pekee kuvunja vipande vya macho vilivyo katika mwili wa kioo ili visionekane sana. Ingawa hii inaweza kuboresha maono, baadhi ya wagonjwa wameripoti hakuna tofauti na hiyo ndiyo sababu utaratibu huu haufanyiwi mara nyingi kama upasuaji. Makala inayohusiana: Jinsi ya Kuondoa Jicho la Rangi ya Waridi