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[Patsy33]

I knocked my head a few days ago which made me cry. Not long after had floaters in my right eye. Then when I went to bed had a continuous spark like light at side of my eye. I phoned Optician and they told me to go to A&E. Doctor examined eye and referred me to see Opthalmologist as he thought I might have a tear in retina. After eye test was told no tear but a build up of fluid/gel behind retina which was causing floaters.
I'm sure the bump on head caused this but he didn't think so?? I didn't have floaters before.....

[Sqad]

I presume that you are over 55 years of age?
If so, then "floaters " are not uncommon and usuall y do not signify any major disorder, particularly as you have been given the all clear from an Optician and a doctor.

I am sure that the head injury and the onset of "floaters" is coincidental.

Don't worry.

[Bathsheba]

Hope this helps Patsy :)

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Floaters/Pages/Causes.aspx

[Old_Geezer]

Once used to them most of the time floaters can be ignored; until someone mentions them and then they are obvious and distracting.

[Patsy33]

Thanks all.

[Boto]

I had to go back to the eye unit 3 times before they agreed with me that I did have a tear in the retina.

[Patsy33]

I've heard similar stories Boto. How can they miss that? I've read similar story to mine too, where some people have knocks on head and had floaters after.

[Boto]

Could your optician have a look? I had to ask (demand!) a 2nd opinion in the eye unit because the doc I saw just kept telling me that everything was OK. I was nearly in tears because I had had a detached retina/tear in the other eye some time before which was in the worst possible place so everything is distorted when I look with just that eye. I, therefore, have only one 'good' eye.

[Patsy33]

Sorry to hear that Boto, our eyes are so precious. The Opthalmologist assured me no tear of retina. Just got the floaters due to getting old, he told me. Funny I didn't notice them before bump on head......