Kim W I drank from a puddle and I got them. Kim W why did you drink from a puddle?
hey guys you're probably here because you want to know all about those eye
floaters are they serious and when should you seek medical
attention well I'm gonna answer that question a lot of many other questions
in this week's responding to your comment where we look at fun questions
we look at science-based questions but most importantly we always look at the
evidence AmyDBZ can you please do a video
about floaters Amy thank you for your comments sending you and everyone who's
watching this video also some vibes wherever you are in the world and of
course I can do a video on this topic I imagine you're talking about eye
floaters and not the other type of floaters but if I'm wrong please leave a
comment below let me know so let's begin so eye floaters are actually very common and
usually they're not things to worry about which is a good news but there are
certain situations where you will need to seek medical attention and medical
advice why urgently now I am going to discuss these later on in the video I'm
also going to leave loads of more information in the description below so
feel free to check it out whilst I'm talking now in case you're thinking to
yourself what on earth is an eye floater or a floater they are both the same
thing and they appear in our field of vision as a black or translucent spots
and strands sometimes they kind of have the appearance of like a bug or a worm
moving about in our field of vision eye floaters are actually more noticeable
when we're looking at a bright playing background let's say like a white wall
at a sky we usually tend to notice them more at this point they kind of drift
into our field of vision and floats across out of our field of vision hence
the name floaters because it seems like it's floating now before we continue
let's first understand what's causing them so these floaters are actually tiny
DeVries which are found in the fluid of the eye known as the vitreous humor so
the vitreous humor is a jelly-like substance which is found in the space in
the middle of the eyeball now children have a fairly solid
vitreous humor but as we age our vitreous humor becomes more watery this
is completely normal by the way and these eye floaters then appear when
clumps of the vitreous humor move around in this watery substance so because of
this the clumps that we've just mentioned cast a shadow on the retina
the retina is the light-sensitive part of the eye and this shadow causes those
spots and strands that we spoke about earlier which are known as floaters so
this means that as we get older we're more likely to get floaters that was a
super simplified explanation of the whole thing well I think it's good to
have a basic understanding of it all now these kinds of floaters that we've
just discussed and not associated with flashes a reduction in vision and
usually come on gradually with time they also tend to settle at the bottom of the
eye of time below the line of sight and after a while floaters tend to become
less noticeable now floaters are also more common in
those who are short sighted which is very common here in the UK one in three
people are short sighted and if you confuse between short sides and long
sides is short sighted means that objects at distance
appear blurry and objects they're closed so short distance you can see them
clearly so I think we now have a basic understanding of floaters while we get
them and who's more prone to getting them but when should you seek medical
attention because there in your field of vision and I imagine a lot of people
watching this video will be worried about them so let's look into this so
when we're looking at floaters I want you to think of it like this if you're
someone who gets floaters all flashes of light in your field of vision it's not
usually something to worry about if one you've had them for a long time
too they're not getting any worse and three it's not affecting your vision but
if you do get any of the following you need to seek medical advice
promptly and I think the best way for me to do this is just a list through them
so if you get floaters or flashes of light suddenly like you've never had
them before and you suddenly get them if your floaters or flashes of light
suddenly increase in number if you have a dark curtain or dark shadow moving
across your field of vision if you have blurred vision with your floaters if you
have a pain with your floaters and if you get floaters after an eye surgery or
any trauma or injury to the eye all of these you need to seek medical attention
urgently for them I will leave loads more information about these all in the
description below - with more details on them so please read them so these are
all signs of a serious problem with the back of the eye which could permanently
affect your vision if it's not treated quickly so please remember them read
them again learn them so you can act quickly if it
ever happens thank you for the question sending you all awesome vibes and I hope
you found that information useful now let's
move on to the next comment Vinayak Laghate a day without watching
Abraham the pharmacist is a FOMO full day Vinayak thank you for your
comment I completely agree with you you are doing great sir love from India
Vinay thank you comment this is from the keto diet video when we discuss
everything keto diet related whether it's bad for you whether it's good for
you the evidence behind it does it help you lose weight so if you haven't seen
that video I will leave a link up here to it and once again thanks for your
comment sending awesome vibes to you and everyone watching this video especially
in India a very beautiful country with a lot beautiful history I've never
actually been to India but we do have a lot of viewers from India so sending you
all awesome vibes and yeah I'd love to visit India one day so if you could
leave a comment and let me know different places to definitely visit I
really appreciate it thank you very calming waters him 1.2 million people
visit their doctor every year the views 1.2 million waters thank you for
your comment this is from the how to get rid of a sore throat video you know to
give you a bit of context in the video accent at 1.2 million people visit their
doctors every single year in the UK for a sore throat and they're asking fines
politics and all this for stuff and in that video I talk about what you can do
to help with the sore throat where it's amazing because when I first made that
video obviously I never thought it would get 1.2 million views and I think now
it's got 1.5 million views and I'm really proud that I'm able to help so
many people around the world with many different minor ailments and giving them
tips and tricks and things that they can do for self care and also knowing when
to speak to a doctor or a health care professional for more advice so thank
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