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Question: I was lifting a heavy object and when I put it down my vision was swarmed with what seemed like transparent worms kind of like floaters there were about 20 or 30 of them it lasted about 1 or 2 mins. this happened before after coughing really hard a few years ago should I be concerned? thankyou
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir,
Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care.
I have gone through your history and understand your concerns.
Your symptoms can be due to so many causes but before giving my opinion I would like to ask a few questions from you.
Are you suffering from diabetes or hypertension?
Have you done your eye test?
Are you wearing spectacles?
Any other associated symptoms?
For how long it is there?
Are you on any type of medication?
Please revert back to me with my answers.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Good luck.
Regards
Need more information.
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir,
Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care.
I have gone through your history and understand your concerns.
Your symptoms can be due to so many causes but before giving my opinion I would like to ask a few questions from you.
Are you suffering from diabetes or hypertension?
Have you done your eye test?
Are you wearing spectacles?
Any other associated symptoms?
For how long it is there?
Are you on any type of medication?
Please revert back to me with my answers.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Good luck.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Brief Answer:
No need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the response.
As such heavy weight lifting does not cause floater.
In heavyweight lifting usually we hold breath and which causes increase blood pressure and which will further increases the IOP( intraocular pressure) which causes floters in eyes,that last for few minutes.
If there is a pathology already present in eyes,increase IOP cause haemorrhage which is a cause of concern.
In your case as you are not having any pathology there is no need to worry and you can resolve this issue with not holding your breath too long and do vulsalva maneuver( take breath in and out) so the pressure is maintained in eyes.
Hope found useful.
Good luck.
Regards
No need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the response.
As such heavy weight lifting does not cause floater.
In heavyweight lifting usually we hold breath and which causes increase blood pressure and which will further increases the IOP( intraocular pressure) which causes floters in eyes,that last for few minutes.
If there is a pathology already present in eyes,increase IOP cause haemorrhage which is a cause of concern.
In your case as you are not having any pathology there is no need to worry and you can resolve this issue with not holding your breath too long and do vulsalva maneuver( take breath in and out) so the pressure is maintained in eyes.
Hope found useful.
Good luck.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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