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Getting treatment for retinopathy. That is where the blood vessels in the retina swell and leak. Where there is a leak the blood causes floaters. They are actually blood that blocks the light getting to your retina. At first the floaters were just little spots that looked like flies were in my vision. Had a vitrectomy where they remove the vitreous fluid next to the retina that has the blood in it and the vitreous fluid (or membrane) grows back.

At first the floaters would appear and look like spots with webs . Then after several minutes would explode, or dissipate into thousands of tiny tiny dots. putting a slight haze on my vision. Then seemed to disappear. Then as the bleeding got worse after I got up started to get a dark flow that would slowly move up across my vision. If I kept my head up it would move to the top of my vision (which is actually the bottom of your eye). After this I got the secon vitrectomy on that eye.

All this time I get monthly shots in each eye that helps to toughen and reduce the swelling of the blood vessels. The problem with the leaking besides the floaters is everywhere there is a leak new blood vesslels form. This blocks the visual cones reducing the resolution of your vision. Kinda like going from 1080 to 720 to just HD, then to SD, etc.

To help stop the the places that start bleeding are hit with a laser to cauterize them. I've had over 3000 spots lasered on each retina. After 5 they have to stop a second of your eye gets unbearably hot. The extra benefit is it is like spot welding my retina to the back of my eye so I never have to worry about detached retina.

The floaters also promote cataract growth. So, in the last 5 years I've had, Shot in each eye every month. 2 vitrectomy surgeries in each eye. over 3000 spots tasered in each eye, and cataract surgery in each eye and treatment to laser the scar tissue from the back of the new lenses.The good news is I am 20/25 now and only have to get checked for the shots every 6 months. Still have a few light floaters in my right eye, and a floater in my left eye that looks like an ameba, it is a chunk of scar tissue from the back of the cataract lens.