Floaters after vitrectomy. Yep, been there. I remember sitting up in recovery, eye patch on, hopeful and blurry-eyed—literally—and thinking, “Finally, those pesky shadows are gone.” Fast forward a few days, and what do I see? New floaters. Different from before. Less squiggly, but just as annoying. If you’ve just had a vitrectomy and are noticing…
Right after my retinal laser treatment, I thought I was in the clear. Vision saved, problem solved. But within days, strange specks and shadowy strings began floating through my sight—like tiny cobwebs drifting around. I blinked, I rubbed my eyes, I even tried convincing myself it was just dust. But nope—those floaters were here to…
It started with a shadow—like a wisp of cobweb floating across my vision. I blinked, rubbed my eyes, tried focusing on different objects. But the squiggly little specks just danced with me. Fast forward a few weeks later, I was sitting in an ophthalmologist’s office hearing the words: “retinal vein occlusion.” If you’ve ever wondered…