“What are floaters?”
I am asked almost everyday - What are floaters? (by patients, friends, parents... 😉)
Your eyes 👀 are filled with a clear gel called the vitreous. Sometimes, you can get opacities in this gel, which you will see as floaters. People usually describe them as bugs 🐝 or webs 🕸, but they can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. (I had one patient describe his to me as a "UFO marshmallow" ☁️)
Most of the time, these floaters are benign, caused by age related proteins. But once in a while, they can be caused by blood or other issues inside the eye, so definitely let your eye doctor 👩🏻⚕️ know if you develop any!
That time we went viral…
It’s truly crazy the response that my husband and I have gotten from this little #realdoctorlovestory Tiktok video. Students and trainees have reached out to say it makes them hopeful; other couples have made their own fun versions; strangers have commented on how it just makes them happy...
I think my ultimate take away here is that - despite hardships, difficulties, and pain - LOVE is the answer and always finds a way. ❤️ And it’s amazing to see that over 6 million people would agree. 😉
Hug your loved ones close. Cherish them. Tomorrow is not promised so have fun and love hard today!