For about 10 years now I have been suffering from some sort of eye condition- it is there all day from when I wake until I go to sleep of a night even when I close my eyes I can see it - the only way I can describe it is like the dots you get when you turn on a TV/computer - has anyone anything similar? This is beginning to ruin my life and need to know if there is anyone else with the same condition?

The dot or dots are called floaters and appear when the eye loses its natural lubrication. It can happen at any age. I have them as well, my optometrist knows, my doctor has them and acquired them at a very young age. I have quite a few of them and they cease to bother me and I hardly notice them now.

Don't let them 'riun your life'. There is nothing you can do about them, so live with it.

Thank you for your answer - but do you suffer from the all day everyday?

Tickle is right.

Carpe Diem.

See, I was going to say 'floaters (http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=162)' too, but I wouldn't describe them in the same way as the OP does and I certainly can't see mine when I close my eyes!

According to my optometrist, the number of floaters that a person has will vary over time. But, I'm wondering if NikkiLondon is describing something that might be different because of the way she describes what she is seeing?

I'm wondering if NikkiLondon is describing something that might be different because of the way she describes what she is seeing?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I've got floaters too, LOADS of them, but I've learned to ignore them (or at least my brain has!), I've never describe them as "like the dots you get when you turn on a TV/computer" though... they're more like little, dark spots that move around when I look in different directions!

I've also had lots of "floaters" in my eyes in my life. In my experience, they do vary as to how many of them there might be and in how intensely I might notice them. As such, maybe another condition might be suspected for the NikkiLondon here? Don't really know...

OP sounds obsessed with her 'black dots' so I can understand why they would manifest themselves the way she describes them. If I was this worried about a medical condition that I didn't understand, I would seek medical attention immediately.

I ended up getting carbon oxide gas in my eyes about 3 years ago next month. The floaters were so bad I was having a hard time seeing. A doctor friend of my son recommended that I take cut cucumber slices and place them on my eyes to bring out any of the carbon oxide gas that had entered my eyes. I did this and the cucumber slices were all dried out and brownish color after about 30 minutes. I did that for about a week every night and my floaters calmed down and I could see much better. I did not totally get rid of them though and they are still in my eyes but not as prominent. I was taking leutein pills for about a year and that helped alleviate the floaters as well. I also got a St. Lucy medal and said the prayer to St. Lucy and wear St. Lucy medal around my neck. This has helped me. The floaters take a long time to go away though, so don't be too impatient. Now, the only time that my dots bother me is when I'm looking at a white surface.

twinkiedooter, floaters never go away. They just accumulate until you can't see around them anymore. Wearing sunglasses outside, reading, walking, keeps them at bay a little longer. As the eyes lose their natural lubricant, floaters accumulate.

I have 1 simple question for you NikkiLondon. Do you see only 1 dot in the middle of your vision or do you see a lot of them? If you see only 1 dot (open/close/1 eye closed) and I mean in any condition... I have got the same problem over 10 years. But if you see a lot of dots, it's different ^_^

Nikkilondon - I can only say that you need to go to a eye doctor ,just as soon as you can , my wife got them last spring and it took her 4 or 5 visits to get things better, they still bother her a little ,most so if she gets very tired, the eye doctor had to do somer laser surgery back inside the eye. BUT DO --GO TO A EYE DOCTOR SOON GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS :: F.B.E.

Nikki,, you got to check the below link out, I was amazed of how many people can see this. I thought I was the only one, but loads of people do.

see dots - Message Boards - American Foundation for the Blind (http://www.afb.org/message_board_replies.asp?TopicID=366&FolderID=14)

I have 'floaters' not cataracts, my doctor has them and she is quite young. My eye doctor told me nothing can be done about 'floaters' little bits of black you see, all different sizes. I am a medical person, so I believe them and most times I don't see them. Its like my eye doctor explained it, the brain lets you see what it wants you to see and if you think about it, that is perfectly true.

Laser surgery cannot repair 'floaters'.

Its like a TV static screen and can be seen when eyes are closed or open and the colurs can be changed at will. Some people can also hear a high pitch sound when no others can. Its crazy... I looked round the net, some say its cuased by high blood pressure or it's a thing called visual snow and the sound thing is said to be tintitus. I think its cool, I would always maybe check it out with a doctor if your worried. But id loved to know what others may think it is. I'm turinig 30 in a few days and I hope it's a super power thingy... if I may get all trippy for a bit,, but both things are sort of assoiaeted when 'tunning' i.e static vision when tunning for a new channel on TV or high frequncy sound when tunnig radio or adjusting sound levels on a mixing board.

Its good to talk.

its like a tv static screen and can be seen when eyes are closed or open and the colurs can be changed at will. some people can also hear a high pitch sound when no others can. its crazy... i looked round the net, some say its cuased by high blood pressure or its a thing called visual snow and the sound thing is said to be tintitus. i think its cool,, i would always maybe check it out with a doctor if your worried. but id loved to know what others may think it is. im turinig 30 in a few days and i hope its a super power thingy.... if i may get all trippy for a bit,,, but both things are sort of assoiaeted when 'tunning' i.e static vision when tunning for a new channel on tv or high frequncy sound when tunnig radio or adjusting sound levels on a mixing board.

its good to talk.

Hi The Derek, what the heck are you on about. It is nothing like that. It is a qualified eye condition and nothing to do with high pitched sounds, high blood pressure or visual snow.

Does that mean the qualified condition's technical term is 'floaters'?. I hate your doctor.

does that mean the qualified condition's technical term is 'floaters'? ... i hate your doctor.
No one can diagnose anyone else over the internet, so no.

Actually, The Derek is right in a sense... Floaters can be caused by high blood pressure as well as hearing sounds like he describes.

You can read about 'floaters' here:

All About Vision: Guide to Eye Care and Vision Correction - LASIK, Contact Lenses and Eyeglasses (http://www.allaboutvision.com)

Oops, see my post below for proper site

Yes, tickle, I agree, but floaters can also be a symptom of high blood pressure as well.

I have read a little about floaters, and some people are stating that floaters are different, and they don't appear when you close your eyes, but I don't know.

About the strange dots, The Derek got it on spot for me. It's like visual snow, the dots are everywhere for me, more in the center, eyes opened or closed. And there are A lot as well, it's disturbing and stressfull, since it started to occur only recently. And also the high pitched sounds too, yes I can hear them to a point when others claim they can't. Once there was this "Lighting Ball Lamp" in a restaurant (http://www.maplin.co.uk/images/full/l83an-new.jpg) which was giving off a high pitched ring, friends next to me could not hear it, but it was unpleasant, so had to change tables. Also one of the neighbors has this weird anti dog/cat thing on his loan, whenever anything approaches, it starts to ring in a quiet, but really high pitch buzz, really really bad on the ears, others say they can't hear it when walking past. It's just weird. And of course this tinnitus, it's irregular, but I always had it.

So I don't know, it started to occur not so long ago. Need to check with the doctors.

And yes, it's there always, 24/7.

Yeah,, I was in my kitchen a could hera a real high pitch tone, it was really bugging me. I was searching for where it was coming from and found it came from my cordless phone (placed on charger).. when I took it off the charger the high pitch noise stopped... weird, no oneelse can hear it...