• HeyJoe@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I had some since childhood and as a child trying to explain these to people lead nowhere, and I just thought I had something nobody else had. Then, years later, the internet came, and some random post like this came, and I went holy shit! It was amazing to finally know what it was and that they really aren’t a big deal.

      • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        They’re not a big deal unless you get a lot of them all of a sudden. Then it’s an emergency.

  • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    I have a lot of these because I’ve had numerous eye surgeries and they’re ultimately just gunk in the vitreous fluid of the eye. I wish there was a way that they could drain, filter, and replace your vitreous fluid when it gets like mine. Like an eyeball oil change. There’s not though, as far as I know.

    A tip: if you suddenly see a ton more of these get it checked out asap, especially if you are very near sighted

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      5 months ago

      Everytime I see this warning, I become hyper aware of every single one and it freaks me out.

      • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        5 months ago

        If it makes you feel any better you’ll know when it happens, they increase by a lot. If they increase noticeably you should get it checked out but if it increases so substantially that you’re like man what the hell is going on then you need emergency care, basically, but also you can’t really miss it?