Do Floaters Mean I Have Hiv

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hi all,my questin is reguarding flaoters,i have them and they are like quite bad when i look at something bright like sunlight or snow,well i have tested neg at 4 months for hiv 1-2,also took test for hiv 1 again,neg,my question is can hiv 2 cause... Read more »

Eye Floaters

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Out of curiousity, are eye floaters something to be concerned about? I know they are associated with CMV, which consists of blurred vision as well. But if one has an eye floater, they are in their mid-twenties, their eyesight has been bad for... Read more »

Floaters

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi,

I had a medium-risk sexual encounter in October of last year and since then have had a compendium of symptoms which have left me very anxious (the mucous membrane at the back of my throat has turned white, I see moving `worms just before I wake... Read more »

can someone please tell me what floaters are?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

i think i have them, but not sure. please describe them and are they common hiv symptom? Read more »

Floaters - Why Do They Occur?

Posted by Anonymous

I was really scared when I noticed floaters. On second thought, I would agree that they are hardly indicative of HIV infection. First of all, I asked many people whether they see floaters. The majority of them do! Also, before my exposure, I... Read more »

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floaters, why can u not just answer since I know others who need clairification???

-A NOTE TO RYAN, if you are reading this I am sending thsi multiple times since you refuse to answer and this is an effort, a strong one to get you to answer and backup your recent answer or clarify it since your answer confuses me____________ SO IT...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Testing three or more months after exposure is definitive. This means that, according to your negative result, your symptoms are not related to HIV infection. As I say over and over again, you can't diagnose yourself based on symptoms alone;... Read more »

eye floaters - HIV?

Dr. Henry,Is there any connection between eye floaters and acute/recent hiv infection? Recently I began to see floaters in both eyes. I went to an Ophthalmologist and he said my eyes were completely healthy. He told me floaters are very common and...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Floaters in the eye are not a symptom that would lead to concern about HIV infection. They are very, very common in the general population. KH... Read more »

eye floaters - HIV?

Dr. Fisher,Is there any connection between eye floaters and acute/recent hiv infection? Recently I began to see floaters in both eyes. I went to an Ophthalmologist and he said my eyes were completely healthy. He told me floaters are very common and...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

I would agree that floaters could be related to CMV, but it is extremely unlikely that you have HIV-related CMV. The ELISA tests are very accurate especially if your last exposure was 8 months ago. If your ophthalmologist says your eyes are... Read more »

Eye Floaters and HIV Medications?

Over the last few years, I've noticed an increasing amount of annoying eye floaters present. I have a few webs of them, and they're very difficult to live with.I read on the Internet of other people reporting these symptoms, and I wonder...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Floaters are very common in the general population with current treatment being quite limited. There has been no link between any HIV medication and floaters that I am aware of. KH... Read more »

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