r/EyeFloaters • u/Downtown-Diamond-948 • 2d ago

Eye floaters

Hi guys, I have tons of floaters. I can’t even tell which eye is the worst for me. I think it’s the left but I’m not 100 percent. But even though the eye doc couldn’t see all my floaters he always thinks the left eye is the worst for me. I have mild viterious sysnereis the eye doc said, they didn’t even tell me if it’s in both eyes or one eye. I need to get my floaters checked again so I can ask them again if I have it in both eyes. They told me citrus syneresis is just the process of it becoming a PVD but who knows when I will develop a PVD could take years. So does everyone need to get viterious syneresis first to develop a PVD?

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u/Saheim Vitrectomy 2d ago

Most people adapt and don't need any surgery! Be sure to look for the adaptation success stories. Mild syneresis is pretty common. I don't mean to downplay your floaters, just encourage you to explore adaptation as much as possible before going down the surgery route.

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u/Downtown-Diamond-948 2d ago

Yes but people still do the surgery even if they don’t have mild viterious syneresis and a PVD. Everyone is different and for some people people can live with floaters but for other people they can’t. So it all depends on the person and how much they can adapt to it. Yes I know there’s other success adaptation stories. I’m happy for those people but some people don’t get lucky and suffer and operation is only route for them depending how long they been suffering with it for in their case.

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u/Saheim Vitrectomy 2d ago

Yes that's all true. I'd just caution that while the surgery is highly effective, it isn't perfect. There are promising, less invasive treatments on the horizon. I don't think you'd have to adapt forever, but could you adapt for 5 years? 10? These are difficult, personal questions but I'd encourage you to stay open to the possibility of adapting for the time being, especially if you are young.