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Floaters - new website simulator
The following is misc web site that I ran across that may be helpful in
explaining floaters to young people you have not yet developed them. http://www.visionsimulations.com/FloatersSimulator.htm - Canopus56 |
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canopus56 wrote:
The following is misc web site that I ran across that may be helpful in explaining floaters to young people you have not yet developed them. http://www.visionsimulations.com/FloatersSimulator.htm - Canopus56 Hey, I have seen occasionally something that I thought was floater in my eyes. What puzzles me in this simulator is the color of the "floaters" - they are shown as light gray, while what I see is black shadow... Is my floater defective and should I try to get a refund?! :-) - Alex |
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Alexander Avtanski wrote:
Hey, I have seen occasionally something that I thought was floater in my eyes. What puzzles me in this simulator is the color of the "floaters" - they are shown as light gray, while what I see is black shadow... There's a little slider at the bottom that let's you make the simulator floaters either lighter or darker, before pasting them to the background scene. There is another button to select different shapes of floaters. I guess everybody's floaters are not the same. Is my floater defective and should I try to get a refund?! :-) If you know where to apply, please let me know. At a refund per floater, I can retire. :-) - C |
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canopus56 wrote:
[ ... ] There's a little slider at the bottom that let's you make the simulator floaters either lighter or darker, before pasting them to the background scene. There is another button to select different shapes of floaters. I guess everybody's floaters are not the same. Thanks. Where was I looking?! I guess my floater was sitting smack on top of it and I didn't see the slider. :-) [Note for myself: I should try using the same excuse for my "to-do" list at work. Note 2: ... But first I should check if my boss reads this newsgroup.] :-) - Alex, #-) |
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http://www.visionsimulations.com/FloatersSimulator.htm Not a bad simulator... I definitely have the type 1 floaters seen there, threads of materials connected together. In the most dense areas, they are reddish as white light passes through them. I have practically all the other types seen there as well. On a bright blue sky day outside, with snow everywhere on the ground, as I move my eyes around it's reminiscent of looking through egg whites. My vision is very sharp, but there is tremendous movement across the entire field. My floaters all appeared in October of 1999 and havent gotten any worse. I drew this a few months after they appeared: http://www.biliaryatresia.net/floaters.jpg |
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On 23 Jan 2006 17:07:52 -0800, "canopus56"
wrote: wrote: My floaters all appeared in October of 1999 and havent gotten any worse. I drew this a few months after they appeared: http://www.biliaryatresia.net/floaters.jpg I don't know anything about treatment options. Have you run across any info on that? - C A doctor can perfom a vitrectomy (removal of the vitreous humor) or partial vitrectomy to target the floaters, but the procedure is generally reserved for severe cases or done if some other surgery for the eye is also indicated. Some are trying to break them up with lasers, but its efficay is not been proven. http://www.eye-floaters.com/vitrectomy.php http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/floatersFAQ.html Nick (also bothered by floaters) -- Nick Theodorakis contact form: http://theodorakis.net/contact.html |
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Nick Theodorakis wrote:
On 23 Jan 2006 17:07:52 -0800, "canopus56" wrote: wrote: [ ... ] I don't know anything about treatment options. Have you run across any info on that? - C A doctor can perfom a vitrectomy (removal of the vitreous humor) or partial vitrectomy to target the floaters, but the procedure is generally reserved for severe cases or done if some other surgery for the eye is also indicated. [ ... ] From my point of view, as a member of a technical profession that have nothing to do with medical science, I would like to take this chance to make a comment expressing my strong feelings in respect to the so called "vitrectomy treatment": "Aw, yuck!!!" - Alex |
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:22:34 -0800, Alexander Avtanski
wrote: From my point of view, as a member of a technical profession that have nothing to do with medical science, I would like to take this chance to make a comment expressing my strong feelings in respect to the so called "vitrectomy treatment": "Aw, yuck!!!" Yeah. I spent 15 years designing instruments for performing vitrectomies, and I don't want anything to do with this treatment (and I've got bad floaters). There is a very high risk of total vision loss. You are trying to cut a sticky, stringy, semisolid material away from the retina, which is almost identical in consistency and strength to wet Kleenex. I doubt any reputable ophthalmologist would perform a vitrectomy just to eliminate floaters, no matter how bad they were. _________________________________________________ Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com |
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