Hello AnonymousOtter & welcome to the forums.
Have the doctors explained what the floaters are, how & they come to be?
As someone who has had problems wit eyesight since I was born, & having operations on each eye when I was young, I developed a few floaters. These are bits of scar tissue which is literally floating within my eyes.
When I was little, I played with them, trying to catch them in my central vision & stop them moving. Of-course, I never succeeded.
My Ophthalmologist has explained that there is no way they can be stopped in that way. They cannot be held still in the centre of my vision because that would mean they would have entered my pupils. That is simply not possibl because of how the eyes are structured. He also told me they will never cause any harm & to remove them would actually be very risky & inevitably cause more harm than simply leaving them alone.
They have changed over the years, too, just moving about & their position is different makes me see them as if they have changed. Nothing ominous in that either.
They are not infections or disease. they are quite common.
If having regular eye examinations helps you feel less anxious about them, that's okay, but try to see how long you can stand to wait until another examination. For people with healthy eyes, while young, you could wait for at least a couple years between examinations.
But, if there is a family history of having eye problems, especially when young, then I'd advise you to get advice about that. The floaters though, is not one of the conditions people with strong family histories need concern themselves about.
Because the doctors have said you don't have an eye problem, I'd also suggest seeing your GP about finding someone who can help with your anxiety about your eye floaters, because isolating yourself isn't a good long-term solution & may cause problems all by itself.
Hugzies
mmMekitty
