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@libertyusa

Thank you again. I did go to a retina specialist. He said my eye is ok (for now anyway). Come back in a month. He gave me an eye test to use everyday to determine if things get worse. It had to do with holding hand over my eye and noticing what I see by looking at the same thing daily and by keeping gaze straight ahead. If it changes the "perifiral" view, I should see him. Meanwhile my "big" floater (maybe half the size of pupil) it still there and still moves L and R, but it has faded a little after 2 months and is less obvious.
Once in a while I have new floaters (tiny dots - like a period). I get flashing light frequently in my side vision. Usually when I drive into garage and look hard to R and L when I am parking. That seems to be the only time.

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I got the floater a week before I got sick with COVID-19. No light flasges. Is it going to go away? I thought I was just getting old.

@tennisgolf

Glad you went to see the doctor and all is well….do return for the follow up. He probably gave you the Amsler Grid to view. Mine is magnetized and on my refrigerator. It’s black with horizontal and vertical lines with a black dot you focus on. You should be able to see all 4 corners and no lines should be wavy and no faded or blank spots. It’s handy to have for occasional checking.

FL Mary