I have often experienced small floaters which dont cause any problems but have quite suddenly got what seems like a much larger and annoying one. Usually they are like specks but this one is more like a line(rather like a row of eyelashes and is so annoying. Cutting right across vision :-(
No other symptoms. Will it go away or do I need to see anyone. Thanks

I am not an experienced anything but think it is true to say that many problems can present themselves as eye problems - so if you have an eye problem with no obvious cause and the problem lasts for more than an hour or so you should seek professional help.

My OH has eye floaters, he was told they are simply there and nothing can really be done about them .

I would go to and opthalmist to have an eye check up reasonalbly soon, they may be nothing but it is always safer to check.

My OH has eye floaters, he was told they are simply there and nothing can really be done about them .

In most cases that is so but you do need a professional to know that what is being seen is within the normal or if it needs attention.

It is just really annoying.As I said have had little ones on and off for a long time but this is bigger so more irritataing. Roads are still bad so will see how it is when weather has improved and can get it checked out

> but you do need a professional to know that what is being seen is within the normal or if it needs attention

Of course youre quite right

It is just really annoying.As I said have had little ones on and off for a long time but this is bigger so more irritataing. Roads are still bad so will see how it is when weather has improved and can get it checked out

In which case phone your doctor and explain what your symptoms are and let them decide if and/or when you need to seek help.

From what you are saying it could be tiredness and stress but please do not ignore.

Always worth checking out - I was told I had a high risk of detached retina due to severe short sight and family history, so when I got a big blurry floater I was straight on the phone to the optician. Got checked out there and hospital and it was decided it was nothing to worry about, but I am glad I went right away. My mother has never regained proper vision in her eye after 2 or 3 operations when she got a detached retina and unavoidably could not get to a doctor for a few days (flying, then in the middle of nowhere in Africa!). I'd advise you get it checked sooner rather than later.

Moorfields Eye Hospital has a helpline;  could be worth giving them a call and taking their advice.
http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Eyehealth
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust offers a telephone helpline run by specially trained nurses to deal with ophthalmic related queries and problems.

If you would like to speak to one of the nurses, please call Moorfields Direct on 020 7566 2345. This service is available 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

They were brilliant when I had RCE.

Thanks will try tomorrow if no better

Definitely don't let this go.   

It could be nothing, but equally, it could be serious.  A good optician woild be better than your doctor who is just a gp.

I used to work in an optician's and would advise anyone with a sudden or chronic sight problem to see an optician asap.

MIL had trouble with sore eyes.   She went to see the GP who treated her for conjunctivitis.   I told her that as her eyes were hurting, she should see an optician asap.   She didn't listen.  Her eyes got worse and the doctor was just treating the symptoms.

Long story short, I eventually got MIL to listen to me and book with the optician and he immediately diagnosed AMD,  she is now partially blind.  He did tell her that had she seen him sooner there were drugs that would have slowed/stopped it :-(

Please follow that link or see an optician asap.    Better safe than sorry.

Did just speak to out of hours who made a call to eye nurse. Still not overly helpful but suggested best they could do tonight at our hospital would be to compare vision in both eyes. I wear glasses anyway and have different vision in each eye so not sure that would help. He then said othwise see optician tomorrow. I have just come back from committee meeting and turns out a guy also had similar and had to have an op!!!! Panicking now..... He said should just go to hospital rather than optician. So will see how if eel tomorrow. Thanks for all your help guys x

My hubby had one of those broken blood vessels in his eye , but it was worse than anything he had had before and was really painful. He rang the GP for advice and was told to go to A & E as they have the equipment to look into the eye that the GP doesn't.
Good luck.

Star - I/we are not trying to frighten you but you did need to deal with it. Sudden onset eye problems can be absolutely nothing through to quite serious medical problems like diabetes or even a TIA (Mini stroke) - so never ignore a new sight problem. Most the time it will be nothing but you do need to know.

I'd see the optician tomorrow - more than likely it's just a floater like what I have, but if it's something more, best get it looked at. I'm sure it'll be fine!

Optician sent me straight to hospital but fortunately just think it is Posterior Vitreous Detacment. Have given me a list of things to look for and are going to review me in theRetinal clinic in a couple of weeks to see if any change. thanks for the advice x

Great, glad that's all it was. :-)