It s been there at the same position same size same for almost a week. I m about to see a second optometrist. Just for a second opinion. The first one run a super deep scan using at least 4 diff tools. He got everything right. The nervs, retina, vesels all. Except one floater. I saw it in his pictures too. He said that guy is the problem. He said nothing seriuos so far. I ll also go for some blood tests. But so far just a fixed floater. Hope nothing serious. So far I m so glad it is the same size and nothing worst. Very few times feels that it fades but it might be just me getting used to it or .... crossed all my fingers.
They can not find anything wrong. She lost the sight in one eye so I am very nervous about this.
Can any one give us any advice? The doctors can not see anything wrong.
Barbara
Floaters are common in myopic eye ( i.e people who are near sighted) especially for persons with high power myopic lenses.. I myself have got black spots in both eyes which moves along with my eye gaze..I visited an opthalmologist who said it they may be in the form of dots or refrective bars or other shapes.. and might even change shape..it happens due to vitreous liquifiction in Few individuals..and is common presentation in hospital.. he said that it is not serious.. but also suggested me for doing retinal examination to rule out complications.. dangerous one being detachment of vitreous from retina..he said it will disappear within a week once your brain learns to ignore them .. on this regard I want to say that I have had these floaters since my small age.. so yes it will stay lifelong once developed..
I have a floater in my left eye that seems *almost* fixed in one spot, but not quite. It's been stuck there for a while. Depending on whether the light is dim or bright, it can appear either as a small little spider, or just a transparent or slightly grey blurry blob. If I'm reading smallish text on the computer or book, it might blur or obscure part of a letter or even a short word. When I'm driving or doing anything long distance, it's hardly noticeable at all. In fact, I only notice it when if I close my right eye. When both eyes are open it's not an issue at all.
Despite how trivial the floater really was in how it affected my vision, I became obsessed with worry because of the confusing messages I read on the Internet. I wondered, why isn't it moving? Aren't floaters supposed to move? Maybe it's something else!
I realized that it moved for a fraction of a second when I blinked my eyes and that if I was lying down (reading my tablet or phone with my head on the pillow) that after a while it "floated" just enough so I could read clearer out of that one eye. (When I got my head upright, it would return to its old position within a few seconds to a minute.)
I had an eye exam today and the doctor located the floater on the picture or scan of my retina, said it was resting on top of some vessels (?), and said that my eyes were in excellent health. I told her about the floater hardly moving at all and she didn't act like this was anything out of the ordinary.
I don't know what else to add other than getting regular eye examinations and don't take too much of what you read on the Internet to heart. There is so much incomplete information out there which will make your imagination run wild if you let it. I was really upset and worried about this and apparently, it was much ado about nothing.
This is my long-winded answer to the question: YES, floaters don't have to move. Maybe they move only slightly and you don't notice. Get regular eye exams and don't worry about it!
I had tests done at optometrist and she could not find/see any abnormalities in both eyes.
Unfortunately the time I visited her the floater was not present.
She simply mentioned it could be a floater and didn't give me any other advise bar for some floater related literature.
My suggestion is that its best to get your eye/s tested anyway to eliminate any other eye issues or disease.
Regards
Philip Bothma
Waikato
New Zealand