tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7898768766275477109..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: "Posterior Vitreous Detachment"Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-22066688847967006922015-11-15T01:16:10.458-05:002015-11-15T01:16:10.458-05:00I scored two out of the three. Since I had never h...I scored two out of the three. Since I had never heard of this before, there was a concern. Driving home from the eye doc after sunset, the Christmas lights were uncomfortably bright. The basic takeaway-it's just old guy stuff, go home. Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65585221651668857502015-11-10T20:40:43.281-05:002015-11-10T20:40:43.281-05:00Hope it all settles out soon.
The first time I ha...Hope it all settles out soon.<br /><br />The first time I had my eyes dilated was for my flight physical in ROTC. Wearing dark mirrored shades in the dorm that night made the recreational pharmaceutical contingent wonder if I was joining up with them instead of the AF.RandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54979526581164826362015-11-10T20:27:20.294-05:002015-11-10T20:27:20.294-05:00I can't help thinking that "Posterior Vit...I can't help thinking that "Posterior Vitreous Detachment" makes it sound like you had to have glass removed from your, um, er...Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-85210278819808895032015-11-10T13:35:58.963-05:002015-11-10T13:35:58.963-05:00I had this a few years ago. I don't see the fl...I had this a few years ago. I don't see the floater for ages then all at once, especially if I'm looking at something white it comes into view. You do seem to get used to it, though I suppose that depends on how bad it is.Stuart ( from UK)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-78709833360904974552015-11-10T10:31:30.954-05:002015-11-10T10:31:30.954-05:00Well, PVD's are usually fairly benign as you n...Well, PVD's are usually fairly benign as you noted, so hopefully all will be well, and the only sequelae to deal with will be the floaters. It's amazing how fast you get used to them; I usually only notice mine when I'm looking up at a clear sky for birds, and notice all of the blobs floating around.<br /><br />They DO settle towards the bottom of the eye after a while, and I believe that they sometimes even get absorbed into the fluid. I've found you can even sort of shake them out of the way, if a particularly big one is blocking the center of your field of view.<br /><br />So even if this is a little worrying, it's still a pretty non-threatening event. Stay well, and enjoy the remainder of fall before winter sets in.Blackwing1noreply@blogger.com