Marg's Man
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GN she did. As we understand matters floaters are a normal part of the development of the eye. The number you have and how much of a nuisance they are is quite variable and need not mean anything nasty.Marg probably covered this, but just a warning. A sudden onset of lots of floaters, or a sudden increase in floaters can signal an impending retinal detachment.
What CAN be nasty and MUST be checked immediately is sudden changes in either numbers or appearance of the floaters that are 'normal' for you. I stress the normal for you bit here.
Marg has always had some floaters as have I. What sent us to the ED (when we s-o-o-o-o did not want to be there) was the fact that she had a sudden change over a matter of minutes from her normal situation of a few clear floaters to a large number of brown floaters accompanied by flashes of light.
It was the sudden change of state that made an emergency of the whole thing, although the flashes of light were also a big worry. The flashes have resolved for the moment, she is being watched by a good eye doctor but the floaters are still there in their now increased numbers - she tells me they fading slowly in colour (I'm sure she will correct me if I have this bit wrong).
Marg's Man