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Floaters problem
I am 33year old. I have 10-15lines(floaters) on my right eye and 4-5lines on left. I have a habit to count the lines everyday by looking at the sky or at the wall. But from 4-5days i found many bubbles floating when I look at the sky or white wall or another white substance, along with the lines. Sometimes the bubbles are seen in clusters. * I went to retina specialist 9-10 month back, that time i used to see only lines. And he my retina is ok and said to ignore those lines. Gave me a soft drop. * But now as I see the new bubbles when I look into the sky or wall or any white thing, i am very much nervous and puzzle. * Please advise what will i do now? * Will i go to retina specialist again? * Will i ignore the bubbles also as advised? *  I have a question that if this increase continues will i go blind? Please advise in details. Please suggest me as I am very nervous.
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Floaters are usually nonpathological.please learn to omit them since you  got your fundus examination done and it's ok .hence you need not to worry. Please continue to put lubricant eye drops. If you are a regular computer user then it might be computer vision syndrome. Please share the information for detailed guidance.
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Hello, You have very correctly pointed out that floaters (bubbles) appearing suddenly are a sign of retinal detachment. But floaters can also be seen in numerous other conditions, one of the most common of which is dry eyes. Here there are debris collecting on the surface of the eye due to inadequate flushing action of the tears. This condition is treated with tear substitutes, one of which is soft drops. To help you further, the other important symptoms on retinal detachment are a painless sudden drop in vision, flashes of light, inability to see a part of the image/ field of view (denoting the opposite part of the detached retina). Since it has already been close to a year there is no harm in revisiting your retina specialist. Hope this helps you.
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