so when it comes to eye floaters treatment there are a couple different
options available, one of the newest is a laser surgery called YAG laser vitreolysis
and in this video we're gonna break down how the procedure works what
kind of results you can expect from it and what makes somebody a good candidate
let's take a look well and welcome this is dr. Allen here from the doctor eye
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don't miss any of my future videos so the vitreolysis procedure works by
using a laser to zap away the collagen fibers inside the vitreous gel inside of
the eye and this is a procedure that's done in the office behind a specialized
type of microscope similar to the one I have here and usually does not require
to go into any operating room now if you go in for an examination with your local
eye doctor for having this procedure done expect that your eyes are going to
be dilated with dilation eyedrops then multiple photographs and scans of the
eye will be acquired then your doctor will compare the scans and photographs
of the eye floaters that you have and compare them to the symptoms of your eye
floaters that you have so that your doctor can be more sure that they're
treating the right thing then during the procedure you may hear several clicks
and kind of zapping noises as the floaters will then be vaporized breaking
the chemical bonds of the eye floaters and removing them from your field of
view the larger floaters are usually treated most easily on the first visit
but don't be surprised if it takes multiple visits to complete the
procedure usually the visits are scheduled out about a month or so apart
so the type of results you can expect from this procedure are in general about
85% of the eye floaters will be removed that means that some floaters will still
remain and if you really try to find the floaters
you probably still can by shifting your eyes around but again the goal of the
procedure is to remove or diminish the larger floaters in the central part of
your vision that are affecting your daily activities and although different
studies will report varying success rates the doctors who are performing
this procedure most often are reporting success rates upwards of 90% or so now
this laser surgery is not the only eye floaters treatment out there and is
certainly not the best treatment for everyone the candidacy for having this
procedure does depend on several factors one of which is what type of eye
floaters somebody has because there are multiple different types the location of
those floaters and other eye health related issues such as the age of the
patient if they have cataracts or if they have other retinal diseases going
on now there's a few different types of eye floaters out there the most notable
are large floaters that we call a posterior vitreous detachment or a PVD
that's where the gel completely separates from the back of the eye
leaving almost a ring-like structure because it was firmly attached to the
optic nerve which is round we call that a Weiss ring and these floaters being
that they're large and very obvious to see are usually the best type of
floaters that are treated with this laser procedure otherwise some people do
often see these almost cloud whisp like spots in their vision those are more
diffuse type of floaters that usually younger individuals who haven't
developed the full PVD yet or people who are more nearsighted may experience and
the people who experience more diffuse like floaters symptoms or expect that
after a procedure that they won't have any floaters at all they want to remove
a hundred percent of all of their floaters then this laser procedure may
not be the best for that individual instead another procedure called a vai
Trek t'me might be a little bit better however that procedure does require to
go into the operating room and does carry its own risks and complications
your doctor will also consider the position of the floaters inside of the
eye if the floaters are too far backward
closer to the retina then the laser procedure may not be the best because
they could miss the eye floater and then Nick the retina and that could result in
vision loss at the same time you don't want the floaters too far forward as the
laser creates a small micro pulse of energy Alan shock wave that jettisons
for and if it's too far forward inside the
gel it could hit the crystalline lens or the implant from cataract surgery inside
the eye and damage it and of course your eye doctor is going to consider eye
health related issues such as the presence of cataracts any sort of
implants or retinal defects that could be going on and your doctor wants to
make sure that those floaters are stable for typically at least six months before
considering the laser procedure so hey if you found this video helpful go and
smash that like button for me and drop a comment below of how long you've had a
floaters and what's your opinion about them are they really bothersome to you
or is it something that you've mostly gotten used to and hey if you're
interested in having this procedure done and would like to meet with a local ice
surgeon who is performing this procedure I have included a couple of different
links in the video description below so you can find them easily otherwise we'd
like to learn more about eye floaters I have a whole video series about them and
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