Do all eye floaters = retinal tear?
Hi guys,
I’m 24F and have been dealing with eye floaters for I’d say a couple of months now. I can’t really pinpoint when they started but I do feel as though I’ve had them for a while. They have became more noticeable for me lately and it’s making me anxious that I have a retinal tear. I recently stoped an SSRI medication that helped my anxiety, so I’m wondering if that’s why I’m noticing the floaters more now? I also work outside in a bright environment. The main thing though, is I have a pretty large floater in my peripheral vision and it annoys me. It does move up and down when I look around so I know it’s a floater. I notice my eye floaters mainly while driving and outside. It’s weird, when I wear my glasses they’re kind of not as noticeable? But I don’t wear my glasses often… they annoy me and I’d like to get contacts. My prescription is OD Sphere -1.00, Cyl, -0.25, Axis 103.. OS Sphere 0.25, -0.50, Axis 100. I have literally no clue what any of that means 😂
Besides all of that, if anyone has had experience with a retinal tear or detachment.. I was wondering, do you see the floaters 24/7? Like indoors? Or in dark rooms? Because I have no floaters in those scenarios. Even looking at my phone right now, a bright screen, I don’t see any. It’s just very bothersome outside. I have seen an eye doctor a few months ago but I started to have a panic attack when it came to getting my eyes dilated, and so we did the optomap instead. I have provided those photos. He said he didn’t see anything but of course said a dilation would show the edges of my eyes. Any advice?