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I have had an absolutely bonkers week that ended up with me getting an emergency next day appointment with an eye specialist to make sure I didn’t have a detached retina. The doctor getting his office staff to call for me and make the new appointment for 9 am the next day is what really spooked me, because anyone who has had to deal with medical appointments knows you don’t get appointments that quick unless you’re a genuine emergency!
Fortunately my retina is still attached and shows no signs of changing. It was just very scary between my initial (non-specialist) appointment and seeing the specialist. One of my eyes is kind of crap at working right now because the floaters make text look blurry, but the other eye is compensating decently, and the doctor said it will hopefully reduce over time.
If you ever see a large number of new floaters or flashes of light in your eyes, get seen ASAP!
Glad you were able to get in and see the eye specialist, and even more glad your retina is still attached!!
Good to know a large number of floaters and flashes of light are symptoms to get checked out, thank you.