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Medical Forum / General / Vision / March 2005floaters
anyone hear about the doctor in Virginia USA who has a process to get rid of floaters? I found him at wwww.eyefloaters.com. I've mentioned it to 2 doctors, and they denounce it as unethical. I don't understand why they feel that way, if it works. Entering the posterior chamber of the eye surgically to remove floaters carries a significant risk of complications-- infection, retinal detachment, etc. The gain from this risky procedure is only to remove some visually disturbing floaters while the potential for sight-threatening complications from the procedure is much worse. > anyone hear about the doctor in Virginia USA who has a process to get > rid of floaters? I found him at wwww.eyefloaters.com. I've mentioned > it to 2 doctors, and they denounce it as unethical. I don't understand > why they feel that way, if it works. Well, now that I read the website, it appears surgical entrance into the posterior chamber is not required. Guess I should have read instead of posted! Laser treatments in the eye have their inherent risks. The site says the laser is somehow "special". I am not sure what that means. I bet the use of a laser is the source of skepticism that your other docs have voiced. Yag lasers can cause mechanical disruption leading to macular swelling. Heat-generating lasers stand a chance of hitting the retina and causing permanent damage. Without further information I would also be skeptical of this procedure. Floaters really aren't that much of a health problem, while complication of a blown laser procedure could be vision threatening. The gain isn't worth the risk. RM ------------- > Entering the posterior chamber of the eye surgically to remove floaters > carries a significant risk of complications-- infection, retinal > detachment, etc. The gain from this risky procedure is only to remove > some visually disturbing floaters while the potential for > sight-threatening complications from the procedure is much worse. IT IS ALL PURE MADNESS floaters go away slowly by practicing the methods of the normal eyes. everybody who starts self-treatment according to these methods has to admit that the floaters simply desappear. http://TheCentralFixation.com > Well, now that I read the website, it appears surgical entrance into the > posterior chamber is not required. Guess I should have read instead of [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > some visually disturbing floaters while the potential for > > sight-threatening complications from the procedure is much worse. > anyone hear about the doctor in Virginia USA who has a process to get > rid of floaters? I found him at wwww.eyefloaters.com. I've mentioned > it to 2 doctors, and they denounce it as unethical. I don't understand > why they feel that way, if it works. Interesting website... when you read it, you get the impression that a successful result depends a *lot* on the doctor's skill and concentration on the day. I don't know what the actual risks are, but I do know that I wouldn't be having this procedure unless my floaters were *really* bothering me. Dom As a matter of fact, I found another site yesterday - www.vitreuosfloaters.com - this doctor seems to use the same laser as the other one. Reason I was looking for it is that my floaters are extremely disrupting to my vision. But, if other decotors are skeptical, I guess I will be too. Howver, the laser is the same one used in the YAG procedure for after-cataracts, so how disruptive can it be? > skeptical, I guess I will be too. Howver, the laser is the same one > used in the YAG procedure for after-cataracts, so how disruptive can it > be? I've had that procedure twice, and was given stern warnings that the risk was low and worth it, but there was some risk. Most people can live with floaters, they don't hurt the vision that much. Capsule opacification, which I assume is what you are referring to, seriously lessens your vision.  SignatureDan Abel Sonoma State University AIS dabel@sonic.net YAG lasers are indeed mechanically disruptive. They are less of a risk when they are aimed at the lens capsule when they are used to remove "after-cataracts". But when the laser is aimed further back in the eye closer to the retina the risks increase. The website warns that floaters near the retina cannot be treated. Perhaps with further experience this procedure will prove itself. For now, unless you feel comfortable being a guinea pig, perhaps you should wait and see. --------- > As a matter of fact, I found another site yesterday - > www.vitreuosfloaters.com - this doctor seems to use the same laser as [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > used in the YAG procedure for after-cataracts, so how disruptive can it > be? > YAG lasers are indeed mechanically disruptive. They are less of a risk when > they are aimed at the lens capsule when they are used to remove [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > unless you feel comfortable being a guinea pig, perhaps you should wait and > see. YAG capsulotomy has been suspected of correlation with retinal detachment, up to 4% in some studies, but findings have been somewhat inconsistent. In the case of after-cataract, the risk is usually considered worth taking, but floaters would have to be quite troublesome to justify a similar risk. SignatureRobert T. Kopp http://analytic.tripod.com/ > anyone hear about the doctor in Virginia USA who has a process to get > rid of floaters? I found him at wwww.eyefloaters.com. I've mentioned > it to 2 doctors, and they denounce it as unethical. I don't understand > why they feel that way, if it works. I consulted the Virginia doctor about my floaters but he said I was not a candidate for the laser procedure because I have many small, fast moving floaters. However, another person, who was in the office at the same time, had a very large, slow moving floater. He was treated and he went home very happy. Conclusion: the treatment works in some case but not all. I understand the procedure is in a research status by the FDA or whatever agency is in charge of such things. glad to hear that someone actually went to this doctor. I might be interested in the future. The doctor in Florida can make an assessment over the phone. Might be good to do that. Thanks for the responses. > glad to hear that someone actually went to this doctor. I might be > interested in the future. The doctor in Florida can make an assessment > over the phone. Might be good to do that. Thanks for the responses. Don't bother, it's all wrong, and you will never solve the problem with that butchery procedure, nobody has ever done it, nobody will ever do it. Be sure of that. have you noticed that nobody cares what you say? > have you noticed that nobody cares what you say? Who knows? At least you cared, and this in fact is worse than silence. But the truth is the truth, it is self-asserting, what can people do against it? Floaters will never go away with your wrong methods. Don't you see that people are miserable following yoru dirty advice? > But the truth is the truth, it is self-asserting So, why are you here? -MT > > But the truth is the truth, it is self-asserting > > So, why are you here? > > -MT http://TheCentralFixation.com Why don´t you read http://www.miodesopsie.it/miodesopsie_php/Docs/Taussignon.pdf >> glad to hear that someone actually went to this doctor. I might be >> interested in the future. The doctor in Florida can make an [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Be sure of that. > Why don´t you read > http://www.miodesopsie.it/miodesopsie_php/Docs/Taussignon.pdf I have contacted those people offering help, but they are dumb, they want to continue to follow the "medical" advice and get no result whatever, People is stupid. |
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