I am a nearsighted female, aged 54. Last summer (2010) I had a bout of conjunctivitis possibly brought on by seasonal allergy. I had had minimal floaters for 20 years or more, but a major onset of new heavy-duty floaters developed in my right eye with the conjunctivitis. The old floaters would follow the same direction as my gaze but the new ones go in the opposite direction and are superimposed over the old ones. Annoying! I had the slit-lamp exam twice and the ophthalmologist said it looked normal.

I think I developed floaters after a course of chemotherapy for chronic leukaemia. They are present in both eyes and I can only see them at dawn and dusk though my night vision is affected. I can't see the stars at night. The floaters improve from time to time but never go away.

I had the cataract operation on both eyes 3 years ago. I was shortsighted with small astigmatism. After the operation. I got 2 thick brown spots on my right eye, but this does not influence my vision. Now I have more brownish strips directly in my central vision and I cannot see even my vision is perfect. I must shake my head to displace the floater from my vision to see clearly again. It is very troublesome and disgraceful. I do not know what to do with it. What I read, nothing can be done without further damage.

I had retina surgery for several tears in my retina. I also have a gas bubble in my eye to hold the retina in place. It has been 4 weeks now and I'm thinking of having the dr. bust the bubble because it is infringing on my eye sight.

I have been getting more of these eye floaters as the years go by. They are more prominent in my right eye. I am 44 years old, and I have been getting them since I was around 30. They have gotten much worse just this year. I am extremely near-sighted.

I have floaters in my right eye, they very disturbing, their density increases when we see bright light. I am now 18 years old and I have had floaters since the age of 10 and are increasing with time.