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Right this may seem a stupid idea to many but im studying to be an optometrist who should be your first port of call if you notice or develop anything unusual to do with your eyes. To help me with my studies please fire away any questions you have concerning your eyes, basically this is designed for me to reinforce my knowledge on the complicated subject of optics. :)

EG:
Q: What are those little black dots i keep seeing floating around? Is there anything wrong with me?
A: This is a natural occurence called "floaters", most adults have them and some more than others. It occurs when the jellatinous substance inside of your cornea liquifies over time and debree breaks loose and floats around (hence terminology "floaters"). If you notice these floaters increasing in great amounts, especially to the point where it is affecting your vision, go and see your optometrist.

PS: One last thing, i am not yet a qualified optometrist, although i have utmost faith in my knowledge on quite a lot of things to do with eyes please dont take my word for anything, also if something seems a genuine problem go and see your optometrist.

Oh, I have a good question.
Besides all those eye drops and pills that you can buy in drug stores what else would you recommend for keeping eyes healthy?

There are many things you can do but the best one from my point of view is to maintain a healthy diet, carrots are not just a myth and although they do not make you see in the dark they are very beneficial to the health of the optic nerve and eyes themselves.
Another thing ive seen is something called an eye bath, it is basically a little cup which fits around your eye socket, you fill this with the solution that comes with it and bathe each eye for a few minutes. I found it great for aleviating tired and dry eyes and it also leaves an extra protective layer of fluid on your cornea which lasts for a while, i recommend carrots and eye baths.

Edit: Was my information helpfull? :)

Yes, it was. Thank you.

When I get up from laying in bed for a certain amount of time... my vision completely goes away for like 5 seconds and comes back again o_o especially when I stretch muscles and such. Sometimes I need to stand somewhere...

I like this thread, it's informative.

So sometimes I fall asleep in class and when I wake up, my vision is blurry for a couple of minutes before returning to normal. Do you know the reason for this?

Just tells how many different people come here. we might even have pr0nstars around here.

Hi NAPS, could you tell me what reasons would make you an unsuitable candidate for laser eye surgery please?

Haha, yea, when I did my leg surgery they needed me to sign a paper showing risks like, the surgery lamp might fall in your leg. I lol'd there.

I think I first noticed these in college when I kep having trouble in microbiology lab. My counts using microscopes were always off. "Was that microbe or a floater?!?!"