Frog spawn

[Mandypandy1969]

since yesterday afternoon, I have had a squiggly frog spawn thing moving around constantly in my left eye. anyone had this before. booked in to see optician on Tuesday as can't get me in sooner. he knows I have fibromialgia. my eye also feels a bit itchy/sore in the left hand corner of my left eye. I have had a cataract on this eye for a long time and fibro is more severe on my left side of my body.

[panda60]

Sounds like a floater. Best to be on the safe side and get it checked out tomorrow - you can go to A&E. I have had three or four visits for floaters and was ok but if treatment is needed needs to be sorted within a time frame.

[Mandypandy1969 in reply to panda60]

Thanks. I will see how it is in the morning. Is it part of fibro do you reckon? X

[panda60 in reply to Mandypandy1969]

Rose has put the answer I would have said-floaters can be a sign of retina tear or detachment so that's why best to get checked. Nothing to do with fibro- jelly comes away from the back of the eye (vitreous detachment). They are horrid to begin with but gradually your brain gets used to them. I have several but only really notice them in bright sunlight . Hope you get sorted

[Hidden]

Nope,I've had squiggle s because of migraine but that's it,can I ask you,do you feel fibromyalgia has affected your eyesight?I had my eyes tested telling him before it that I feel my sights worse but not sure if its just the way fibro makes me feel,tests eyes and sure enough worse,so I loose my glasses &go 8months later telling him same thing ,same feeling&he checks and again eyesight worse,strange eh?,he said he's hears this off other fibro sufferers.

[Mandypandy1969 in reply to Hidden]

yes I do. I got them tested last year and there was a slight change but couldn't afford more glasses as I have to get the lenses thinned down to a minimum and it costs a fortune. being on benefits which I am fighting to get back, glasses are a no no. I do have a cataract on the eye also which I have had a long time. my eyes change slightly every year I go to the opticians. sick of it. can't keep having my mum paying for them. the lenses are what cost the money. outrageous. x

[Hidden in reply to Mandypandy1969]

Oh right are they very expensive then?

[Mandypandy1969 in reply to Hidden]

lenses cost 240 quid to be thinned down..

[Rose54]

Hi

It does sound like floaters

Make sure you see a Optician to be on the safe side

Lots of Floaters can be a detached Retina which does require emergency treatment .

I am sure you will be OK but don't take any chances

[tangem]

Yes I had this and still have it sometimes, don’t know if it’s related to fibro

[permanentgrowingpain]

virteous humour detatchment can cause this go get it checked . mines are both detatched now and one seems to be like a clearish bag still floating about at the back of my eyes sometimes clouding my vision momentarily .

i l had like fire works going of when i was in the dark to the side of my vision for about two years before they eventually detached completely and in one eye cause a small retina bleed giving me a dark floater . saw consultant and was told it was all fine . . so go get it checked out optian will advise course of action .

[Mandypandy1969]

I went to optician yesterday. Had pupils dilated and no detached retina but to monitor myself for the next 4/6 weeks as the retina could detach itself with the jelly. X

[NLBC in reply to Mandypandy1969]

Great news Mandy just monitor yourself and continue to be good

[Mandypandy1969 in reply to NLBC]

thankyou. xx I will.

[SueSto]

It is what is known as a floater and is harmless. Most people have these at some time in their lives.

[Mandypandy1969]

I have been told by the optician not to lift heavy objects in the danger period of 4/6 weeks as when the jelly dispersed, could take the retina with it. loads more frog spawn, flashing lights or blurry vision to go straight to a and e. x

[justmai]

It’s a floater nothing to worry about, probably bit worse when you are really tired and have been reading a lot. I get them all the time