how do you come to know if you have a problem in your vision?
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Okie... here's something that might help! U have unexplained headaches, you cant read those advert banners from far/ the blackboard in class from the last bench, your eyes get runny and itchy when youre trying to focus on a distant object, far away lights at night seem blurry and not pin points. If the answer to ANY of the above is YES.... its time to visit your friendly neighborhood Optometrist/ Ophthalmologist :) and btw... spectacles can make you look CUTE!
575371
Maybe checking the contraction/dilation reflex of the pupil. Also sometimes doctors examen the back of the retina, it reveals certain conditions in the brain...\n\nWhy haven't you asked your docotr?
762951
My advice, take a guide.  Someone who has been through this before and can keep watch while you are on your vision quest.  Drink plenty of fluids, build a fire (a sweat lodge is good, but you need LOTS of water), and see what happens.  Good luck to you, don't try this on your own though.
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I've never had them, but floaters that are just simply annoying, treatment is not necessary.  If they are so dense and numerous that they affect your vision, then you should see your doctor.  If you suddenly see new floaters, or eye floaters accompanied by flashes of light or peripheral vision loss, it could indicate serious conditions such as diabetic retinopathy; vascular abnormalities such as retinal hemorrhages or carotid artery disease, or the beginning of a retinal detachment.  In this case you should also see your doctor.
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I can't explain it, but with more info, you can create your own dillusions of what you don't and don't have to worry about. Check out\n\nhttp://www.webmd.com/hw/vision/hw91926.asp?navbar=hw91869
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Call in and say that you are having a problem with your eyes.\nWhen your boss asks what it is say "I just can't see myself coming in to work"!  Hah hah hah!!!
492154
Make an appointment with your optometrist.
670946
Get checked for cataracts.
741090
If they form in a cicle around the coloured part of your eye - get a cholesterol test as they can be a sign of hypercholesterolaemia.  \n\nYou should  always  see your optician/opthalmologist/doctor about any unusual condition.
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When in doubt, have a doctor check it out.
1081346
Glasses, contact lenses or Lasik. You did not cause the eye problem, you were born that way. You cannot make your eyes near or far sighted by reading in the dark, using the computer too much, etc
1174932
Seriously - carrots are supposed to help vision but have you tried going to an eye doctor?
459547
While floaters (little spots floating around in your vision) are very common and usually of no concern, flashes of light are not something you want to mess around with.  You need to call your eye doctor (optometrist or ophthalmologist - either is qualified) ASAP and tell him/her what you're experiencing.  Flashes are often a sign of a retinal or vitreous detachment (the pulling on the retina causes you to see the flashes).
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See a doctor and see what he has to say.
539626
You really do need to get to a doctor. I have allergies that cause my eye problems, but if this just recently turned up you have a problem. Good Luck.
43754
There are many things that it could be and it would be impossible to know without seeing it.  Make an appointment with an optometrist or ophthalmologist to have it examined.
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It sounds like floaters.  If it is, then you have nothing to worry about.  Usually you'll notice them if you are looking at a white board or the sky.  Some people have lots, some people have a few, and some people never notice them.\n\nIf you're interested, floaters are caused from protein clumps in the jelly ("vitreous" in fancy talk) on the inside of your eye.  As you move your eyes, they slosh around and cast a shadow on your retina, which is what you can see.  If you hold your eyes really still, you'll notice they slow down and eventually disappear.\n\nAnother thing that is a possibility are "ocular migraines."  I would recommend that you get your eyes checked by your family eye doctor just to be on the safe side.