Comment on I'm never lonely cuz i got these little guys with me :)

greenhorn@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They’re little bits of debris and fibrous points in the gel matrix of your eye. They don’t go away ever, but they float to a part of your eye you don’t pay as much attention to. They tend to “go away” in people who consistently sleep on the same side. If you’re a back sleeper, or move around a lot, they tend to stick near your macula (your main focal point).

  When I run ocular scans on people I can see them drifting around. They’re not a problem unless they’re dense or dark, then they might be blood due to a retinal tear or diabetic retinopathy.

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  • Cow2@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So, in theory, I should be able to get in one of these centrifuges that NASA has, and they’ll all get pushed to one side?

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    • gibmiser@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Image

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      • Confused_Emus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’ve got some childhood trauma associated with those things that always reminds me of the taste and texture of a mouth full of dirt.

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    • Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Among other things, yes

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• OwlPaste@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Think thry never go away but your brain ignores them like it ignores your nose (close one eye)

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  • LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mine often become visible to me shortly before experiencing a migraine. Is there a reason for this? I’ve told my doctor, but they didn’t seem to react to this information much, just said it can happen.

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    • LazerVHSion@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not sure about seeing floaters before migraines, but what you see could be a migraine auras. I have them and they affect my field of vision prior to a migraine. I’ll see flashy/persistent “dots” or completely be unable to focus on certain things, like I have a blind spot. Hate it, but it at least gives me time to grab meds before the pain sets in. Usually happens ~30 minutes before onset.

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      • LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Mine look like what’s in the picture, but they’re sparkly. And yeah, sometimes they’re so bad they disrupt my vision, but not always.

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  • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Joke’s on you, my noes covers half of my view on both eyes.

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• Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Them going away is probably an illusion, probably a result of sensory adaptation.

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