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I am suffering from eye floaters and halos around the lights. Kindly advise.
Query: Hello doctor, I am suffering from eye floaters, halos around the lights, photo after image, ghost image. First floaters started two years ago, then after 6 to 7 months later. I started seeing halos around the light then ghost image and three months ago, I started seeing photo afterimage. I am reall... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Floaters, photo after-images, ghost images are usually seen in disorders of the retina. Halos are indicative of corneal edema due to various reasons. There are a lot of diseases which can cause such a picture. At the same time, if you only experience these problems o... Read Full »
What can be done If I have blurred vision in one eye while the other is closed?
Query: Hello doctor, I recently have noticed a slight blurriness in my right eye. It is only noticeable when I close my left eye, and so I am not sure how long it has taken for this to develop. I am going to see an optometrist and doctor early next week but am currently on the road for work. My main questi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This kind of a picture of eyesight becoming better on looking at specific directions are related to astigmatism. It is a very prevalent and correctable condition. There is no need to be anxious about it. Different reasons cause floaters. A dilated retinal examination... Read Full »
How can I treat floaters in my eyes which cause pain?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been living with floaters in my eye for over 10 years. Also when I look at things at a far distance it is blurring. As I move my eye the floaters move along with my vision, but I try to ignore it. However, a few times I get pain in my eye yet I do not know if it is due to the float... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Floaters which do not show any variation in number can be safely ignored with regular follow-up once a year or as and when needed in case of the development of new symptoms. Floaters on their own cannot cause any headaches. In case they are becoming annoyed, after an op... Read Full »
I had photosesitivity and see eye floaters as a result of sleeping with contact lenses. Please help.
Query: Hi, I had bad contact care habits as a kid and slept in them through my high school years. And people told me not to, and being naive, I did not listen. Thinking the consequences would just skip out on me. Well, now, years later, I am dismissed from high school, and my eyes are now suffering the awa... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From what you have described, you need to see an ophthalmologist. The description of seeing a halo or ring around lights tells me that your cornea (the black part of your eye) is swollen up. This is quite serious. The floaters in your eye are due to problems in the back... Read Full »
I have a brown color dot along with white substance floating in eye. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, A brown color dot along with a white color substance is floating in my left eye. What to do? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through what you have mentioned, these dots are called floaters in medical terminology. I can tell you that such a problem arises due to a cause mostly in the back portion of the eye (vitreous or retina). This requires a dilated retinal examination by an ... Read Full »
Why do I see a spinning fan in my vision when I close my eyes?
Query: Hello doctor, Sometimes, if I take a nap or close my eyes, I see a fan-type rotating thing in my eyes which goes in one minute. If I close my eyes, I can see that. It is a black-colored fan-like thing rotating. Is this normal? I am myopic and my retina was tested last year. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From what you have mentioned, you may have experienced a certain physiological entity called "phosphene". This is nothing to worry about. I suggest that you see an ophthalmologist in case you have the floaters which move around in your opened eye if increasing in numb... Read Full »