Posted by Julia on July 15, 1999, at 16:37:55
In reply to Re: Brain fog, posted by Kaarina on July 15, 1999, at 11:33:12
> I was told that the dots are called "floaters."
> And that they aren't anything of significance.
> If I've done more (taxed myself) they turn into a field like a petri dish. This doesn't affect my judgement of my vision though. I just accept them as a way of my body telling me it's tired, or they are just there. They started after the birth of my first child also. Probably popped a blood vessel during delivery. LOL
Kaarina:Actually, I think the "floaters" are something else, I've gotten them also since I was a little girl, my mother used to call them "silver swords", sort of like moving little bright things (probably where the phrase "seeing stars" came from...).... I get them after standing up too fast etc.
But, the "worm" thing is totally different, when it happens it obscures my ability to even read or write, like trying to look through a very very thick glass wall......It seems,also, that I get a bigger a more intense "worm" in my right eye's field....anyway,this is not to down-play your attempt to help at all, and I thank you for same, its just that I am eager to hear if anyone else gets this waterfall-worm thing and what they know about it.....
poster:Julia
thread:7959
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19990628/msgs/8750.html