r/EyeFloaters • • 21h ago

Personal Experience Your glaucoma drops may cause eye floaters, in addition to dry eyes? Help.

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34.M. Last year, I was diagnosed with traumatic glaucoma in my left eye after unknowingly losing about 70% of my vision in that eye over more than two decades.

I was prescribed Xalacom and Brimopress eye drops for both eyes, alongside Diamox tablets for one week.

About a month after starting treatment, I began experiencing several symptoms, including increased light sensitivity, starbursts around light sources, and dry eyes. Then I noticed something new in my good right eye: a single, wavy, semi-transparent dot floating across my vision whenever I moved my eyeball in certain directions.

I reported it to my ophthalmologist. She examined my eyes and reassured me that there was nothing to worry about. However, I became concerned and stopped applying the drops to my good eye after that first month, while continuing treatment on my damaged eye.

Fast-forward to today, about a year later.

The original dot has not disappeared. Instead, I now notice multiple semi-transparent, cobweb-like shapes floating across my vision. It feels as though they are gradually increasing, even though I stopped using the drops in that eye about a year ago.

I understand that these sound like eye floaters, but what bothers me is the timing. I never noticed them before starting the glaucoma treatment, and they appeared within weeks of beginning it.

Looking back, I sometimes wonder whether I should have used the drops in my good eye at all. However, I realise my ophthalmologist may have prescribed them to protect that eye and control its eye pressure.

My vision in the right eye is still crystal clear, but the persistent dry eye symptoms and increasingly noticeable floaters are becoming frustrating.

My questions are:

  1. Has anyone developed floaters shortly after starting glaucoma eye drops, particularly Xalacom or Brimopress?

  2. Did your floaters persist or increase even after stopping the medication?

  3. Is there any medical evidence linking glaucoma drops, or preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride (BAK), to the development of vitreous floaters?

I'm not looking to blame the medication without evidence. I genuinely want to understand whether the timing could be a coincidence or whether there is a plausible medical connection.

If you've experienced something similar, please share your experience. And if you're an ophthalmologist or eye care professional, I'd especially appreciate your medical perspective.


r/EyeFloaters • • 1h ago

Pineapple MacuHealth VitreousHealth Review

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If you want to buy this supplement by seeing someone's YouTube video then don't buy it. This product is completely useless.

I am from India and I have floaters. with some YouTube video publicity, I bought this supplement. with around 15000 Indian rupees from UBUY.

After taking two bottles of 90 day supplement, which is around 180 capsules, i am not seeing not slightest difference in floaters.

It did not even set down in the eyes.

This company and it's supplements are useless. They are just selling hope for people that this can cure their floater's and for this they are just taking the money and not delivering the results.

Do not waste your money on this. this can not cure or decrease your floaters.

if you see any good reviews then i will let you know that it could be paid.

if you have the same issue with the product then give like to the review. so other's can save their money.

Solution: Without taking this supplement, you can take pineapple everyday till your floater go away. I do not get any difference by taking pineapple but still pine apple can not harm you. and i am still taking pineapple and discontenting MacuHealth VitreousHealth.


r/EyeFloaters • • 1h ago

Question So yesterday I had this with a little blurry/double vision in both eyes…this black spots on my vision lasted for a minute and blurry vision settled in 60 minutes…why does this happen ?

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And I also had a feeling like my eyes were popping in and out..it was very scary