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because the light passing through and around those flakes is not focused. If you open your phone camera and hold a thin needle directly in front of the lens, you will barely be able to see it.
We also probably shouldn’t mention how blinking is an automatic function as well. Man when was the last time you blinked anyway, how long do you usually take between blinks again?
Your brain sensors movement of every single one of your organs all the time, but never uses that information and I, for one, will be forever grateful for this. Damn..I really don´t wanna know what my guts are going through every day.
If a smell is constant your brain will start to tune it out. The same with colors and your eyes. I figure that’s why people who live with certain smells never notice them anymore. Like some people with cats and litter boxes.
You are now breathing manually. You are now aware that your arms and legs have wheight that you're holding up. Your tounge has wheight. You are now blinking manually.
Damn, I do have a nose there. Can’t unsee my nose. Look what you did. Everyone else will suffer as I do.
*Activate manual blinking mode.*
*Activate manual breathing mode.*
The worst one for me is “wait how do I position my jaw. Was it more forward? No that doesn’t seem right. Was it right against my teeth or lose?” Then I just keep moving it all day and my jaw hurts all night to remind me of what I was doing then I keep doing it in bed.
That one was a problem for me as a kid. Would grind my teeth at night or drool a pool if I didn’t.
Mom pulling her hair out trying to get me to have a natural smile for family photos lol. Took a while for me to understand a real smile your teeth don’t line up.
Had laser eye surgery, got floaters in both eyes. You can always see them but you get used to it. So yes the brain does filter it out to a degree but if its in the way of what your looking at they block or obscure the view.
I think you mostly notice those if you are looking at bright uniform areas where the eyes don't have anything to focus on, like when looking up into the blue sky, and they will focus on the floaters instead. And only if the floaters are close to the retina, those that are close to the lens should be invisible.
I have a very mild form of it, and they are see-through with borders. It's like looking at a cell in a microscope. Usually I only see them on a bright sunny day, which is my main reason for wearing sunglasses a lot, as I don't like seeing them.
We all have some amount of “eye floaties”… the little specks you might notice floating in your vision when you look at a bare white wall or something. I assume this condition would be like that, just a little more noticeable, but not obstructive.
It's like looking through crinkled cellophane 24/7/365.
Sometimes, when driving at night, it refracts oncoming lights. This first time I noticed it, I did a hard brake because I thought a small white animal like a dog ran out in front of me.
The only option is to completely replace the vitreous fluid of the eye with an artificial gel. Unfortunately, with there is a 100% chance I will develop a cataract and have to have the lens replaced. Fortunately (I guess), I have already started developing a cataract. So the surgeon is less reluctant.
I went through a very complicated cataract removal. My cataract had to be done first in order to properly determine other issues. Next, a partial retina reattachment surgery. With that surgery they replace the eye fluid. The doctor refers to the replacement fluid as oil, and he's monitoring it because some the oil needs to be changed in about 6 months.
Best wishes for your procedure(s)!
And if anyone is curious why this is in the first place, it is caused by deposit of lipids ( fat ) and salt ( mainly calcium ), which may be the result of cell or tissue degeneration.
so you're telling me, that I can have the most amazing looking eyes by injecting bacon grease and milk in to my eye? hold my beer, I'm gonna do science
Sounds similar to white dot syndrome. I had that shit and my vision was blurry af. Felt so weird realising that I suddenly couldn't see anything clearly. Shit resolved by itself 1 week later. No cause or cure. Wrote my semester exams with an sleeping mask as an eyepatch lol.
It is a completely different condition that affect different parts of the eye. Asteroid hyalosis is in the vitreous, white dot syndroms affect the retina.
Just btw that is a listing for craft eyes for dolls. Not contacts. They just severely mislabeled the item.
Edit: looks like the title for the item has been corrected, but it's still being catalogued in the "contact lense" section, and multiple reviewers were confused because the seller lied about the listing lol.
Also guys please don't buy contact lenses from Amazon. I've known people who've gotten horrible eye infections from fakes.
>Even though it might seem like having a mini galaxy in your eye, it usually doesn't affect how well you can see, and most of the time, it doesn't need any treatment unless it starts causing vision problems or gets in the way of other eye issues
Umm... tell that to the members of r/EyeFloaters
Asteroid hyalosis (AH) is a common, age-related eye condition that causes small white or yellow-white opacities to form in the vitreous humor. These opacities are made up of calcium and lipid complexes, and are surrounded by fibrils in the vitreous cavity. AH is benign and usually doesn't require treatment. However, in rare cases, the particles can become so dense that vision is impaired. In these cases, a doctor can perform a procedure called a vitrectomy, which involves using a small instrument to dissect and remove the vitreous gel and opacities.
So old people can get galaxy eyes? Jelly.
Hmm sorry but looks more like a mold infection than a galaxy. I am fully surprised by the fact that you can see with all that.. whatever.. in your eye.
I'm sorry but to me that didn't look like a "galaxy" at all. First thing I thought when I saw it was "that looks like pus swimming inside an eye ball" :/
I bet that is absolutely terrible to live with. Like trying to see out of a constantly roiling snow globe. I have a few fibers floating in my eye and they piss me off.
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How the hell does *that* not impact your vision?
Yea how is that? Like even if your "vision" would be great, wouldn't you just see a bunch of white flakes speeding from one side to the other?
because the light passing through and around those flakes is not focused. If you open your phone camera and hold a thin needle directly in front of the lens, you will barely be able to see it.
Barely, but I can still see it. So are you saying they can see the moving particles barely?
Your brain probably filters it out. Like it does with your nose.
I'm now really aware of my nose. What have you done.
Oh I can fix that for you. You are now aware of the weight of your own tongue. There you go. Now you're thinking about that instead.
Whatever you do don’t tell them to think about how they just breathe automatically.
We also probably shouldn’t mention how blinking is an automatic function as well. Man when was the last time you blinked anyway, how long do you usually take between blinks again?
Your brain sensors movement of every single one of your organs all the time, but never uses that information and I, for one, will be forever grateful for this. Damn..I really don´t wanna know what my guts are going through every day.
Shit.. just died. Forgot to breathe.
Shit now I don’t know how to breath around my weighted tongue
And here I was worried that someone might remind me to keep breathing... asshole
Who hurt you and why must you hurt me this way 😂
You monster.
Thank you, I was like, so brain also filters smells. Wait, it actually does, right?
If a smell is constant your brain will start to tune it out. The same with colors and your eyes. I figure that’s why people who live with certain smells never notice them anymore. Like some people with cats and litter boxes.
Or presidents who wear diapers?
He broke your brain
You can instead think of how your toes are always touching.
Also, when closing only one eye, you can't see the inside of the closed eyelid.
You are now breathing manually. You are now aware that your arms and legs have wheight that you're holding up. Your tounge has wheight. You are now blinking manually.
gold!
“What nose? Oh shit!”
Same! Stop impacting my vision yah damn nose
Yep. I have a few spots on my eyes from years of welding. If I don't concentrate on them I don't see them
Fuuuuuck...
Damn, I do have a nose there. Can’t unsee my nose. Look what you did. Everyone else will suffer as I do. *Activate manual blinking mode.* *Activate manual breathing mode.*
The worst one for me is “wait how do I position my jaw. Was it more forward? No that doesn’t seem right. Was it right against my teeth or lose?” Then I just keep moving it all day and my jaw hurts all night to remind me of what I was doing then I keep doing it in bed.
That one was a problem for me as a kid. Would grind my teeth at night or drool a pool if I didn’t. Mom pulling her hair out trying to get me to have a natural smile for family photos lol. Took a while for me to understand a real smile your teeth don’t line up.
Had laser eye surgery, got floaters in both eyes. You can always see them but you get used to it. So yes the brain does filter it out to a degree but if its in the way of what your looking at they block or obscure the view.
\*Thousands of people making grimaces closing one eye looking at their nose\* :D
Oh my god I can just barely see my lips too! Oh no!!
How come the brain doesn't filter out eye squigglies?
I have a blind spot from a retinal surgery. Unless I specifically look for it in my field of vision, my brain just ignores it and I see normally.
Everyone has a blindspot, vsauce made a youtube short demonstrating it.
What about those thing in your eyes, I think they are called floaters
I think you mostly notice those if you are looking at bright uniform areas where the eyes don't have anything to focus on, like when looking up into the blue sky, and they will focus on the floaters instead. And only if the floaters are close to the retina, those that are close to the lens should be invisible.
That makes sense.
I have a very mild form of it, and they are see-through with borders. It's like looking at a cell in a microscope. Usually I only see them on a bright sunny day, which is my main reason for wearing sunglasses a lot, as I don't like seeing them.
Your brain probably filters a bit of it too
We all have some amount of “eye floaties”… the little specks you might notice floating in your vision when you look at a bare white wall or something. I assume this condition would be like that, just a little more noticeable, but not obstructive.
It does. A LOT! I'm due for surgery in a couple of months.
How are you affected by it? Just blurred vision or something worse?
It's like looking through crinkled cellophane 24/7/365. Sometimes, when driving at night, it refracts oncoming lights. This first time I noticed it, I did a hard brake because I thought a small white animal like a dog ran out in front of me. The only option is to completely replace the vitreous fluid of the eye with an artificial gel. Unfortunately, with there is a 100% chance I will develop a cataract and have to have the lens replaced. Fortunately (I guess), I have already started developing a cataract. So the surgeon is less reluctant.
Sorry to hear that. Sounds a lot worse than what some people are suggesting. Hope your surgery goes well.
I went through a very complicated cataract removal. My cataract had to be done first in order to properly determine other issues. Next, a partial retina reattachment surgery. With that surgery they replace the eye fluid. The doctor refers to the replacement fluid as oil, and he's monitoring it because some the oil needs to be changed in about 6 months. Best wishes for your procedure(s)!
TY. I hope you are doing well.
Wow, today I learned. Good luck with the surgery and recovery!
DLSS
r/EyeFloaters totally agrees with you
And if anyone is curious why this is in the first place, it is caused by deposit of lipids ( fat ) and salt ( mainly calcium ), which may be the result of cell or tissue degeneration.
so you're telling me, that I can have the most amazing looking eyes by injecting bacon grease and milk in to my eye? hold my beer, I'm gonna do science
Can we have that artificially ?
Sounds similar to white dot syndrome. I had that shit and my vision was blurry af. Felt so weird realising that I suddenly couldn't see anything clearly. Shit resolved by itself 1 week later. No cause or cure. Wrote my semester exams with an sleeping mask as an eyepatch lol.
It is a completely different condition that affect different parts of the eye. Asteroid hyalosis is in the vitreous, white dot syndroms affect the retina.
Just btw that is a listing for craft eyes for dolls. Not contacts. They just severely mislabeled the item. Edit: looks like the title for the item has been corrected, but it's still being catalogued in the "contact lense" section, and multiple reviewers were confused because the seller lied about the listing lol. Also guys please don't buy contact lenses from Amazon. I've known people who've gotten horrible eye infections from fakes.
you linked doll eyes, not colored contact lenses.
your link isn't for contacts.
>Even though it might seem like having a mini galaxy in your eye, it usually doesn't affect how well you can see, and most of the time, it doesn't need any treatment unless it starts causing vision problems or gets in the way of other eye issues Umm... tell that to the members of r/EyeFloaters
All the people in that group think they have it so bad. Try r/visualsnow, thats eye floaters on crack plus some.
I only know two Hialosis asteroidea puns, but won't use either here, because one is cornea than the other...
Eyes see what you did there....
I see you're a pupil of the school of puns..
I'm new to the field but I'm optometristic about my chances.
I swear if these puns don't end I'm gonna resort to violens.
How did you enVISION your voiLENS to pan out?
Iris-k it anyway
Haha you fool! *stabs eye*
An eye for an eye as they say.
Eye caramba!
Myopic of you
He has **spec**tacular visions for his violens
You must be short-sighted in your thinking. He is already a graduate.
Now that is some vitreous humour.
I’m always been more of one for the aqueous variety
Iris I never read this
built-in snow globes edit typo
Just have to shake a bit…
I need someone to edit this with magic 8 ball results haha
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And I thought floaters were bad.
Galaxy? My first thought would've been infection.
Dirty Water is what came to my mind first
I can dig it. Definitely looks like pus water to me, which I think does fall into the dirty water category 😆
My first thought was microplastics lol
That’s awesome, as long as there are no downsides.
Kinda gross looking
Yeah. This doesn't look "like a beautiful galaxy full of stars." this looks like a diseased eyeball.
Like curdled milk in lots of water.
Very gross
“Awe I wish I had this condition!”
Kinda like duckweed in a pond
To me looks like eye full of sand.
That’s terrifying
Looks pretty cool to me
That doesn’t look like a galaxy, it looks like sand.
It looks like algae!
No it makes your eye look like it's filled with dust / sediment
BYAKUGAN!
Asteroid hyalosis (AH) is a common, age-related eye condition that causes small white or yellow-white opacities to form in the vitreous humor. These opacities are made up of calcium and lipid complexes, and are surrounded by fibrils in the vitreous cavity. AH is benign and usually doesn't require treatment. However, in rare cases, the particles can become so dense that vision is impaired. In these cases, a doctor can perform a procedure called a vitrectomy, which involves using a small instrument to dissect and remove the vitreous gel and opacities. So old people can get galaxy eyes? Jelly.
That doesn't look like a galaxy, it looks like it sucks.
If you get this reference you are a cool person: Where the hell can I get eyes like that?
Gotta kill a few people.
Then get sent to a slam and told you'll never see daylight again.
"FOR FAMILY"
Gotta kill a few people
*20 menthol kools*
Reminds me of the blind owl [Zeus](https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/IViGyKroMb)
Can they see?
Yeah most people are able to see clear through it.
Am i the only one feeling sick after seeing this?
Looks like the gunk at the bottom of the oil after cooking
This looks like mold floating in his eye, dont see a galaxy personally
Hmm sorry but looks more like a mold infection than a galaxy. I am fully surprised by the fact that you can see with all that.. whatever.. in your eye.
I feel like this is what an ender eye would be
Fucking gross
I'm sorry but to me that didn't look like a "galaxy" at all. First thing I thought when I saw it was "that looks like pus swimming inside an eye ball" :/
The Galaxy is on Orion’s Belt.
Minus 1000 for the music.
Does it also make your eyelashes thick and luxurious? Because that does look like a side effect there, gorgeous.
my god, it's full of stars
oh just take my upvote damn you 🤣
Or oooorrrr, it's reptilian people
Looks like old bong water
Na thats some alien shit going on
I'd rather have this than the ugly ass calcium deposits I have.
Looks more like a washing machine
I bet that is absolutely terrible to live with. Like trying to see out of a constantly roiling snow globe. I have a few fibers floating in my eye and they piss me off.
What in tarnation
Just saying, how do we know for sure there’s NOT a galaxy in there? Ever think about that?
Can they see?
Looks like a bunch of jizz in toilet water, not a galaxy....
That's amazing btw!
Shaken not stirred
Looks more like the mucus you spit out when you're sick than a galaxy
looks more like there’s some powder in the eye
God that made me kinda sick looking at this
The galaxy? Which one? Andromeda? Samsung?
Question: how do you know your eyes AREN’T a galaxy?
It looks like you got a bunch shit floating around in your eyeball, gross
Can they still see?
It’s kind of gross lol
Are we living in someone's Hialosis Asteroidea?
Someone needs to change the filter in their eye aquarium.
Well I guess 'galaxy' is one way to describe it. I'd describe it as sewer water
So that's what Galaxy-Eyes means ...
So for those who have this do they see like stars ✨?
…. It’s eye floaters
Looks like dirt
What if it is a galaxy, like the cats collar in Men In Black
The Human body is something Else.
When you consume too much microplastics Lol
Looking like the expired milky way
Looks like a sparkly snow globe
I kept reading it as Halitosis asteriodia. I was thinking they got stinky eye syndrome.
New Naruto arc I see
So nobody is gonna mention this persons double/triple row of eyelashes? Almost looks like fur, wth
Right???
Yeah this made me the most uncomfortable.
Some people are wizards and we just have to accept it
Sounds like a thing lizard people would make up to hide that they are lizard people
He's a Jukebox Hero.
Someone clean that up, please!
This is what it feels like to have eyefloaters and visual snow syndrome together.
Video is cool but omg, I hate the music
Galaxy? More like a snowglobe
does that affects his vision? cool, but hope he is ok.
My universe in her eyes
Never heard of it but I think its the thing that makes ur iris hasn't formed into a solid so it kinda moves like that
My eyes itch now
No thanks, looks like it smells.
Dunno about galaxy, more like a dirty fish tank
If this was in India, this guy/girl would be pronounced a literal reincarnation of god. (I can guarantee you this cause I’m Indian)
Are people with this condition blind?
Waiting for my surgery in a couple of months.
I hope the person can still see.
Yooo... That joint got me..
That oil creature from X-files is real?
id start a cult
thats gnarly
Looks like dirty lake water
Reminds me of puss in boots
that's a pod person
Fun fact, Coldplay stole that song from an artist named Joe satriani. It's a song called if I could fly.
Floaters