Hi Penderyn, I absolutely agree that 0.01% would probably be best for most people and 0.02% for the very dark iris that has a very small pupil. I was basing the 0.02% off of the use of atropine in myopia control for children. With hindsight I should have just said 0.01%. As long as people are getting their prescription from an experienced ophthalmologist, I expect that they will be given what’s right for their eyes. I appreciate the comment, thanks.
After using atropine for 2 months I absolutely love it. I forget I even have floaters with them in. I’ll literally take this to the grave until a better surgery comes out. Until then, atropine gave me my life back. I go hiking and skiing now, something that would of been a dread for me
Thats really good news, can you provide us more info about how did you get it and how much does it cost you for one bottle and how many time do i need to refill in one month
@@faisaljumaiah there’s a guy in Texas called the floater doctor. You can set up a zoom appointment with him and he’ll mail you a month supply of atropine. Unfortunately, atropine isn’t easy to get and it’s use for floaters isn’t that well known in the medical community. One drop a day should do the job. However having dilated eyes means you’re more sensitive to light and you have to wear sunglasses every time you go outside.
I had a vitrectomy in both eyes recently and am glad I did. The doctor commented on how he realized how bad they were afterwards. It is incredible seeing everything normally for the first time.
I hope someday there will be a cure for this. Because they are literally killing me at the moment. I also have sensorimotor or hyperawareness OCD so I'm even more focused on them as we speak while I pretty much always have been noticing them and they have been extremely irritating me already. I would definitely consider this since I have heard the medical procedures for this issue are quite invasive and more often than not don't work as well as the patient hopes for and might even make things worse. None of these procedures are also being covered by the insurance companies here in the Netherlands and from what I have heard they don't actually want to treat people under the age of 50 for floaters at all.
I have had this condition for 14 years and it is terrible, so many days ruined by the eyefloaters so much stress so much suffering depression, and the doctors only tell you to get used to it, like this is an aging process as this were a wrinkle on the face, Noooo this is something that medicine should have investigated years ago, help so many people who have had this terrible condition for years, such as EYEFLOATERS, and this it is not something you can get used to, it is something that many years ago should have been solved, and prevented so much suffering in those who suffer of this condition
@@Amintor I don't know if that works we need real help the doctor the Optometrist helping us to find a solution for this terrible problem ❤️ for all this people suffer with eyefloaters
i used these drops for a while and it did make alot of the floaters disappear but the main con was they couldnt give it to me in a low enough dose, and my vision was completely blurred and i couldnt really see much of anything, so i stopped using the drops.
Thank you 🙏 The machine in the background is called a macular screener. It’s quite a rare device that I kept from a precious practice I owned. It’s used to measure how dense your macular pigmentation is. This in turn may indicate how vulnerable the macula is to damage and degeneration. I may use it in a future video.
These very low doses have been found to be ok for adults and kids. However there may be health condition such as cardiovascular problems that need to be taken into account by the doctor. The extent of the dilation and impact on accommodation (focus) shouldn’t be problematic at these levels.
ATROPINE can cure myopia on high dosage ONLY. Although for safety please use one drop every five minutes due to avoid atropine going through eye-nasal cavity and accidentally ingested which MAY cause unwanted side effects. UNFORTUNATELY while using atropine eye drop it will dilate the eye and temporarily (+24hrs) become glary and light sensitive, thus use one eye at a time so you can use the other eye and switch eyes after dilation went away. GOOD LUCK 👍🏻
Have enough issues with focusing my vision, so the 'mild' dilation contributing to that problem and the only temporary effect of the drops just isn't going to work for me.
Where can I get it,I have floaters in my eyes,I visited optician told me to ingore it ,I eel uncomfortable about it,pls I need anything that will remove it from my eyes
I have severe floaters, and I can't see the floaters even with mydriasis. Will long-term use of atropine cause eye problems? Like glaucoma or macular degeneration?
There's increasing anecdotal suggestion that floater sufferers experience worsening symptoms after taking atropine drops. Any research or thoughts on this?
That’s interesting. I haven’t come across that research. It would be interesting to learn the mechanism by which it is thought that floaters could increase. I wouldn’t disregard those findings however and, I could have a guess at some possible ideas of how it could happen. I would definitely be interested to look further into this. Thanks
@@meyetips It's not research. Just several individuals on a populous floater forum suggesting their condition worsened after receiving atropine drops. The lack of research is the problem.
I have been using Atropine daily for 5 months and have seen no negative effect in terms of increased floaters, or any perceptible changes to my vitreous. I have tried every recommended treatment/therapy outside of vitrectomy - vitreolysis, bromelain and other enzymes, MSM drops, NAC drops, red light therapy - Atropine is the only thing that has helped and it has given me an 80-90% improvement in overall quality of life.
Firstly, don’t worry. Then do what you can to get checked out. A lot of the time people worry because they think they are going to go blind, this does not happen if it’s normal floaters.
Hi i got checked out my eye and the doctor said i don't have any floaters in my eye liquid. But i see a little dots and they disapper fast does that mean i have eye floatera
Sorry I’m not sure what the question is. I can’t say that atropine is cure or definite recommendation. It’s just an option that may be worth discussing with your eye care professional. I’m not sure if that answers your question.
Hi Martin, I have a dull pain in my right eye which is often itchy. I developed this last July ( i was 20 at the time) at the same time I developed several eye floaters, mainly visible in the same eye. There is also occasionally a foreign body sensation. I had an eye test soon after I developed the eye floaters and pain but there was no sign of a retinal detachment and my vision is fine. However, I am going to book an appointment with an eye doctor to make sure. I have used several eye drops but none have helped much ( including sodium cromoglicate which was recommended to me by my GP). I have also tried bromelain which may have helped a little with the floaters. The reason I am not sure if it is dry eye is because there are no visible symptoms such as redness. Also this pain/ itchiness is only affecting one eye and I was under the impression that dry eye affects both. Also, any tips on coming to terms with eye floaters as it has been a real mental struggle for me this past year. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Jonny. It may well be coincidence that the floaters and the eye irritation occurred at the same time. Dry eye is often in one eye, especially if it is evaporative dry eye. The causes can be restricted to one eye. The house out my dry eye videos if you need more detail on this. Living with significant floaters is never easy, I find that it helps once you realise that having floaters really does mean you will lose your sight as retinal complications are still vary rare. Then taking practical steps like wearing sunglasses or photochromic spectacle lenses (react and tint with the light) and also painting the walls in your house a less white colour may all help.
Try Japanese cooling eye drops such as Neo FX, they are really good. Also, do some blood tests/artery scans to see if there is anything else more serious.
i just got 0.01% atropine from The Floater Doctor, it is shipping in the mail right now i will give an update when it comes in with my results with it! the floater doctor (Dr. Johnson) is absolutely the easiest way to get your hands on this prescription but he can only ship inside the USA
@@simone2895 they work well for me, floaters are much more transparent and much less bothersome, i only really notice them when i look for them now. definitely reccomend getting the atropine
@@averylawson9682 wow that’s impressive! thank you very much for your answer, is there any side effect? and in the long time? i’m so curious of trying it, I hope they deliver it here in italy, you use it everyday? I can imagine how wonderful it is to not see them🥹 i wanted to ask if there are any cons/disadvantages of taking it, like if you have some difficult to focus or something, thank you very much again!
@@averylawson9682 I sadly just found out they deliver it only in the US :/ do you have any idea on how I could get it here in italy? i’m really desperate ahahah
Hey there Martin. I’m speaking from Pakistan. I have eye floaters in both eyes and I wanted to cure them through atropine but here we only have atropine 1%. Is 1% safe to use for eye floaters? Or should I get its intensity reduced by a pharmacy?
No need to be scared. You are not going blind, and our eyes are actually very robust. Floaters are annoying for sure, don’t let it stop you living your life.
Good question. I’m not especially seeing a disproportionate amount of any race have more floaters than others, regardless of age. I wonder is there is any difference in prevalence, it wouldn’t surprise me if there was as some races are more likely to be highly short-sighted and this is one risk factor for floaters.
Oh ok. You will have to confirm with them the specific dose for you but it may be 1 drop every few days depending when the effect wears off for your eyes.
