A Cure for Visual Snow? (New Research)

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Seeing Static
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Ever heard of visual snow syndrome? In this video, Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO, reviews new visual snow research and how vision therapy or NORT may help as a cure for visual snow. If your are looking for visual snow relief, this video is for you.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Do you also see moving spots in your vision? Here are a few other conditions that cause visual disturbances kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWbGkIqwhMmSm6s

[@tomazstamcar2734]

First, to stop the chemical warfare that the globalists are waging on humanity by spraying "snow" from airplanes. You can see them as giant white trails and crosses in the sky. Weapons are also FIVEgee devices, chemical food, drugs, injections...If you want to live find information from Celeste Solum, Deborah Tavares, RFB...No it's not a theory.

[@pacificostriker]

Omg.... I have 5 years with this. Ane thanks to you now i know it. I was with 6 oftalmologist and the didnt know whats is it. I tell then that i see like a tv without signal. And i was confused and depressed because of this. Because i was looking in internet without luck. Please can you do a video more about this excercises? Please.

[@tomazstamcar2734]

@@pacificostriker First, to stop the chemical warfare that the globalists are waging on humanity by spraying "snow" from airplanes. You can see them as giant white trails and crosses in the sky. Weapons are also FIVEgee devices, chemical food, drugs, injections...If you want to live find information from Celeste Solum, Deborah Tavares, RFB...No it's not a theory.

[@abucketofelves]

When I move my right eye from the left to the right, a blur moves across any light source in the room from right to left, only affects one eye, doesn't happen when I move my eye from right to left. Baffled as to what it could be.

[@UHFStation1]

Where can one get those focus/fuzzy spin lens? I'd love to strengthen my focus with that.

[@Squish_Squash]

I've had visual snow for as long as I can remember. Quite literally, some of the earliest memories I have are me trying to sleep at night as a little kid and watching my visual snow fuzz around in the dark. I didn't realize it was something everyone has until a couple of years ago, and when I mentioned it to my eye doctor she had no clue what I was talking about!

[@sliedogg]

Same for me, I tried to tell my mom about seeing sparkles as I called it then, But as a child it sounded like my imagination. I grew up thinking everyone sees the world like this, then I stumbled on VSS as a diagnoses. 41 years Ive been with it.

[@lisz7638]

Same here. As kid I always think that visual snow are sheeps that you counting to go to sleep xD and I couldn't count them because they are millions of them...

[@Vuldin7]

There's no way everyone has it, absolutely not. It's classified as a rare defect only impacted around 2% of the population. Visual snow is significantly worse than eye floaters, yet you only hear complaints about eye floaters. You cant even close your eyes without seeing lights and rarely other colors streaking vision. I'd argue even minor snow is rare, which still causes vision to look like a high noise video on a low quality camera. If people are really claiming to all have visual snow than call them a wanna be victim and that they dont have visual snow, but are a snowflake themselve. It's beyond frustrating that before 2019 there was hardly any info on this condition, yet floaters are as common as tinnitus, and people act like they've known all along... bsbsbsbs complete bs

[@kaitlynl184]

I’ve had visual snow too, I see it as I close my eyes, then open them, I see the shadow of the dark 😅

[@eddypantoja271]

I just recently told my wife about it.. I went to the eye doctor and everything looked fine . I’m going back to get dilated .. I just found out that’s it’s visual snow .. I been living with it as far as I can remember.

[@vampz14]

I would not pay 5k for some therapy but am ready to drop 100k for a real cure and another 50k for tinnitus no joke.

[@user-pi6gu4yz7i]

I only just realised mine, Iv had tinnitus for about 2 years, how long have you had these symptoms for?

[@vampz14]

Tinnitus: since 2013 VS: since 2019

[@PilarBada]

same!

[@bogdanh2383]

For tinnitus try some hand therapy on the back of the head, look on KZbin

[@Sjdijdhshsjshe]

Hear me out the only thing that help is life style change not stupid static video or hand massage. Because the problem start with your brain so what you can only do is sleep 7-9 hours force your brain to recover and exercise regularly i used to have very bad tinitus and 10 visual symptoms now i have only 2 and my tinitus have drop from 100% to 30% the reason doctors say(which my doctor told me ) its not curable because most people cant sleep 8-9 hours and exercise everyday and have little stress but if you could you become like me so what you need to pay is 50k of gym equipment eat great food and sleep well for me it took only 2 years for all of those to be better now i only see visual statistic only when i force my self to not sleep

[@frandana4184]

I have had tinnitus and VSS for approximately 10 years (that I remember, maybe longer). The reality is that going to the doctor has always been a frustration for me. I feel like I have never been given effective answers to my problems. Another great frustration is that, no matter how much you explain what you feel, not even your loved ones understand what you are going through and after a while they forget that you have any problem, or they do not believe that it is so serious... I feel that what we are experiencing is an internal struggle, only ours. It is important to stay focused and live day to day. I feel that exercise and therapy help a lot with these problems. I appreciate that there are channels like yours that focus on these types of problems. It makes me feel less alone knowing that there are others experiencing the same thing and that we are all fighting to feel a little better every day.

[@Vuldin7]

Look up a video or livestream with 1080p but a high noise ratio with static, something that matches your vision then show people that stream/video compared to a high quality, zero visual noise video.

[@frandana4184]

@@Vuldin7 thx pal! Its a great idea

[@nonamenoname8965]

ive had visual snow and tinnitus for 3 years at this point. At first I believed it would be a temporary issue, but as the months past, I've learned that it may be forever. like you doctors have been largely useless to me. I was told that there was nothing they could do for me and simply prescribed sertraline, a medication that I had been on in the past and never really worked. it truly is an internal struggle that needs much more study.

[@francesca9294]

i'm just glad another Doctor acknowledges this condition.

[@FatiMimi-xl4xd]

هل شفيتي من هذا المرض

[@beams_hazy5967]

I am literally crying I waited years for this😭

[@sausageanimations4301]

For what? It’s not even a treatment, results were completely unrelated to VSS.

[@beams_hazy5967]

@@sausageanimations4301 wait wat

[@nrothe2898]

Lol did you even watch the video?

[@josephmueller3752]

@@nrothe289877 likes everybody is a clown

[@natasaarmeniakou2481]

Totally understand what you saying! Same applies for me.

[@VisualSnowInitiative]

Thank you very much for sharing the article on NORT by Dr.Tsang, Dr. Shidlofsky and Vanessa Mora. We greatly appreciate your channel raising awareness on VSS and its new research! We are so glad that the VSS community, the general public and Medical Professionals are staying up to date with the latest findings! Thank you Doctor Eye Health!

[@ussssjkdlsag1952]

NORT tedavi yapıyor mu

[@jennyrose9454]

I really appreciate all the great info you put out for free. You really want to help people. I wish more medical professionals were as good! My poor mom had 4 eye surgeries last year and isn't doing great unfortunately.

[@user-mi7lw7lh6b]

Ive had this my whole life. But It went away, cause i stopped thinking about it. But its back, so I think the more you think about this the more it will bother you. Everything’s a mental game, you can cure ur problems on ur own I believe. (Not literally everything).

[@bilethumper1912]

i mean it doesnt literally go away you just arent thinking about it, but its still there. most of the time i dont notice or care abt it unless its really dark out

[@calamitystonez]

I got my visual snow like 3 months ago and life has been hell i want a cure so bad

[@aokijannick7616]

How did u get it?

[@QuiinJames]

@@aokijannick7616lsd

[@bogdanh2383]

Be patient, it takes a while to get used to it. Proiritise sleep, do fasting, take vitamins (magnesium, zinc, b-vitamins, Vit D). Eat eggs and meat for good fats

[@calamitystonez]

@@bogdanh2383 yeah that comment was a year ago. i was really scared then. now its just a regular thing.

[@coraltorres1334]

In my experience I find that having VSS is very mental. I randomly developed VSS back in 2017 and since then regularly go through periods of what I call "flare ups" where 1 or many of symptoms suddenly worsen. Whenever I'm in a flare up I experience feelings of anxiety and depression where I cannot look past my symptoms. Everyday is a game of waking up and fixating on my visual disturbances, it's a terrible time. I feel worried and doomed. However, despite the symptoms and feelings during this time, I seem to always find my way back to "normal" and the intensity, severity and dismal feelings go away. The symptoms don't necessarily disappear (I wish) but they simmer down and I'm once again able to look past them. I don't have a cure, medicine or treatment, I just kinda learned to work through them. What helps me work through my flare ups is practicing a "healthy lifestyle". e.g. exercise, avoiding processed food, meditating, and socialize with friends. I learned with VSS that taking care of my physical and mental can help ease the impact of the symptoms. This has been my experience and take on VSS. I am aware that VSS is not the same for everyone but I hope that sharing my experience can help others. VSS is tough and weird and random, but I'm glad I'm not alone.

[@niamhtheresa2043]

This is me too! I almost “flare up” and I notice it and this can last a few months and the tinnitus, static and floaters get really bad and I think this is with stress :( currently going through it again which is why I’m here but starting antidepressants again which I hope will help. I hope you’re doing well x

[@coraltorres1334]

@@niamhtheresa2043 thank you

[@sidewayzzay8240]

yup!! ive made the big mistake with looking up "why do i see static" on google back in the pandemic..worse mistake ive ever made. life was so simple before i looked it up. now its the only thing i can see and puts me in a big deppresion, but i agree because one i forget about it its a little harder to see. its def a mental thing.

[@andressrojas]

I think most visual problems are related to stress. Maybe we send tension to our eyes somehow. I have visual snow, and that came with Tinnitus, Floaters and other "gifts" and all this seem worse when I'm anxious. So the best thing for me is going out, spend time with friends, have fun and forget about thinking on this issues. Because even if they don't allow me to do certain things, all people around me don't notice anything wrong and that helps me to not think about it. So, just relax and enjoy everything you can do.

[@Pixelflames1]

Its the same with me. The moment I go through a stressful period it gets worse. To a point where I have to check if my monitor is on the correct resolution because I am struggling to read.

[@StarHarvestOfficial]

This is so awesome! Finally making moves on treatment 🙌

[@MichaelEMJAYARE]

Wow. I remember being a patient of yours and you seemed very interested in visual snow when I brought it up. Cannot wait to see how this goes. I cannot even imagine seeing any other way than with this snow.

[@tusci]

How are you now?

[@ChristopherFranko]

What blew my mind is, I thought everyone had this... But i would pay any amount of money to make it go away.

[@jessicah5151]

You're a good doctor. Thank you for helping us with your channel. It's very helpful.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey I appreciate that! Thank you Jessica!

[@jessicah5151]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I meant to say, thank you for helping us through your channel instead of with. I suggested it before but I would love to see a video on what causes me to see the room glowing in red sometimes when going from light to dark. It only happens occasionally but it’s kinda scary.

[@kitkat4887]

I only started learning about visual snow after I started working in an optometry office. And only because I was asking my husband (who is more myopic than I am) if he ever saw any floaters in his vision. His automatic response was, “I don’t see what you are describing as a floater, I just see that layer of static that everything has on it” Cur mass amounts of research trying to understand what he was describing

[@cureabees9440]

Is that seriously not normal?? I see a layer of static on everything all the time! Thankfully I can ignore it, and I don't usually notice it, but it's always there...

[@Ryan-jq8ov]

yeah its crazy when you find out that its a small percentage of people including myself who has had it all my life@@cureabees9440

[@RowanneIris]

@@cureabees9440 I see it as well. It's definitely not normal. The static is a lot more pronounced for me in dimly lit or dark rooms, and when I'm not wearing glasses/contacts.

[@TotallyNormal88]

Best way I can describe it would be telling someone that you can be in a completely unlit room with zero light source and your eyes closed; yet can still see it flickering away like an old TV set or overly exposed video. I do occasionally get floaters and also BFEP on bright summer days when looking up at the blue sky(little swirly dots on the blue areas) May be completely unrelated but when I cough in a dark room, I can see a sort of flash in my vision. Super difficult to explain but I know what I mean 😂

[@binoyjohn5827]

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary cured me of this horrible disorder...She promised numerous graces to all who love her

[@patrykfrasik1903]

The biggest problem with visual snow and floaters is when person "stares" at them so I guess this approach trains their eyes and brain to focus again on the environment, not on some visual disturbances they have. Nice research!

[@BlackBeltGamers88]

Definitely looks like a step in the right direction. Looks like a bright future for more research.

[@intraserv3123]

Im hopeful we'll get a cure in my lifetime. Lots more research has been getting done this last decade.

[@smendoza7233]

You’re a blessing to humanity thank you doc for talking about this.I also have it

[@terrasai2857]

I have visual snow for as long as I can remember. I recently got diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and ADHD but it seems that I’ve had them for much longer but went undiagnosed simply because I was a straight-A student growing up. I’ve always wondered if there’s a connection between mental illnesses and visual snow because it seems like a very common trend in the community.

[@hopefully2697]

Me too and when I jump I see something black

[@Chadhogan111]

Periods of depression definitely makes it worse for me

[@enriquecastillo-ni5mg]

Yes!.same way music changes your mood

[@akshatsgupta895]

I agree maybe mental health condition and VS go together

[@bloop6111]

It’s the case for me too. I also have grapheme synesthesia and wonder if there’s a connection with that as well

[@markclaro9580]

I’ve suffered this since 19 years old… now I’m 34

[@rahilaalieva]

Hello, Are there any flashing lights?

[@akashaisis02]

I suffered a head injury resulting in a TBI which caused optic nerve damage hence went legally blind but on top of this I now suffer from Visual Snow with the ringing in the ears and total night blindness thank you for creating this video I’ve felt so alone at least you’ve also diagnosed my problem again thank you

[@sarahprigge8594]

I have a similar story! It's been 6 years and I'm doing better but it's still there. Have you tried the above treatments?

[@YABUKIJOE2077]

@@sarahprigge8594they don’t fucking work.

[@arthez2436]

Can you tell me if ringing came at the same time as static vision? I have static for years now, and my ears started ringing, but perhaps because other reasons, but doctors cant find any erason for ear ringing so far.

[@TotallyNormal88]

@@arthez2436I get the ears ringing(tinnitus) but only rarely where as my staticy vision is always there. I’m sure every GP I’ve ever spoken to thinks I need to be in a loony bin.

[@christoslazidis7366]

@@arthez2436 I have same symptoms. I had snow visual from my born , and i have tinitus 6 moth ago. I help me only stendon (benzodiazepine) for couple hours because a forgot this symptoms but not cure .

[@TheOualou74]

love so much your videos, so interesting and helpful ❤ from France

[@dodsjanne]

Please continue researching into this

[@KennethJordangnosthiseauton]

I have pretty severe visual snow. Even though it's severe, I'm pretty used to it because I've had it my entire life. In fact, it wasn't until relatively recently that I knew that it was not the norm. I've been to the optometrist but they didn't know what the heck I was talking about. I've recently (past 10 years) developed what I call my 'strange dot'. It is a dime sized green circle which has an inner red ring. Within the red ring is what can only be described as several dots chasing their tail, laid out in a circular pattern. These all rotate around an inner dark dot. At the center of this dark dot is a permanent and fixed 'star'. Think of the light flurries you see in your visual snow, but static instead of flying off everywhere. It's very light and only really noticeable in dim light conditions and against neutral backgrounds. This 'strange dot' occurs right in the center of my vision. If I focus on it, the outer rings and dots fade away and I see only the inner most 'star'.

[@Diadras]

Don't these symptoms scare you or cause you stress?

[@KennethJordangnosthiseauton]

@@Diadras Not particularly. I've gone to the optometrist and neurologist and apart from an astigmatism in my left eye, no abnormalities were found. I've had visual snow, literally, all my life so that doesn't bother me, and the 'strange dot' is only noticeable in dim light and even then, is fairly faint. I just figure it's an evolution of the visual snow phenomenon as I get older. It's gotten slightly larger over the past 2 years, but every 6 months or so, I follow up with my doctor, and everything appears to be healthy and happy.

[@Diadras]

​@@KennethJordangnosthiseauton Thank you for your kind response :) I have a blind spot in my left eye that is about 0.5 cm in diameter and slightly out of my center view. If I read a sentence I can see it blocking individual letters 4 sentences above. Ever since I have this blind-spot I started noticing all kinds of stuff with my vision like not 100% seeing faces and have gotten quite anxious about it, sometimes even getting full-blown panic attacks. I have an appointment scheduled with an eye doctor but I am expecting a "All is healthy, nothing we can do about it" response because the optometrist says I am healthy. I am wish I could be so calm about it as you because for some reason I am so scared of becoming blind or missing parts of my vision. Sorry for the rant, it is just something that has been on my mind a lot lately and was hoping for any wisdom from you or something 🙃 Thanks for reading my rant

[@ryanacosta1009]

Thanks now I know what I’ve been seeing I don’t like it really bothers me

[@icettour]

I don't exactly see this strange dot, however my visual snow does make me see weird patterns in my vision similar to your strange dot. I sometimes see swirls, flashing stars, colors, squares, and some more specific ones, like a purple-blue circle with orange in the middle, and etc. I feel you, it really sucks.

[@ELITE_NOTE]

You changed my life

[@LilNose90]

I have this problem with my eyes when it comes to vision disturbances of all sorts like snow to floaters & than creates zigzag lines. These usually occur when I'm under a migraine attack. Sadly even after the migraine is gone I am still having these VISUAL disturbances as I'm doing daily activities. Thank you for these explanations of Vision Snow. I'm always adapting with life style changes when doing day to day activities & managing stress levels at all times.

[@cjc201]

Same with me. Could write a book about my visual disburbance.

[@TheLonelyMoon]

didn't see the video till you pointed it out. thanks doc! hope it'll remedy my symptoms one way or another. don't see a lot of information about it, anything's going to help. the thought of a cure makes me feel so excited. some nights it just feels depressing, knowing how many flaws i have, mentally or physically

[@artemismoon7655]

I have visual snow that abruptly developed a couple of years ago. For the most part it doesn’t bother me too much. I see it the worst on certain fabrics like the carpet on my cat tree, almost looks like it is crawling with something super tiny. It also really bothers me on low quality screens. My work computer screens are awful and I tend to see halos around words. iPhone screen is better. Not sure how much value I would find in this, but if it didn’t cost so much I would be tempted to try anyway because I do have other vision issues piled on top of the visual snow and as a whole they can be exhausting to deal with some days.

[@veracarme]

Hi, I'm glad to be able to watch your posts, I learn something from each one! I have open-angle glaucoma for 20 years, treatment with drops (now Kosopt 2 times a day and Xalatan 1/day) My problem is that although the blood pressure has been good all these years, the problems related to the optic nerve have intensified , that the doctor really doesn't know what else to give me. In addition to this treatment, I take Cholinerv and blueberry capsules) More recently, Nicergoline (or Piracetam) was recommended to me. I want to ask you if you think that Nicergoline 1/day will help me? Thank you !

[@bobbrown3313]

Dr., good stuff! Any thoughts on how these exercises might impact or exacerbate symptoms of it those patients with ocular MG? Thanks for your insight!

[@Yorkie111]

Great video thanks. The worst thing about VSS for me is how overstimulating it is, that and the derealisation that comes with seeing everyone and everything with a coating of static just takes the enjoyment out of life. There's just no relief. Sunny days come with increased afterimages, photophobia and ghosting, while dark dull days come with increased static and derealisation and brain fog for me. It sucks. Also I'd love to try this but I'm in the UK and I can't find anything about it here

[@KingCrooler]

Yea same here How are you today

[@irfandilsher2902]

Dont Worry I Also Have Palinopsia,It Sucks I Know But We Will Go Through This 😊

[@moonlightfitz]

i rather sunny days 😂

[@Flodinho1]

Same here. Greetings from Berlin, youre not alone

[@LightningEthan]

i literally have never related to a comment more than this, totally relate with the derealization

[@jonathanchinchilla3931]

Dr. Allen, thanks for the education you provide across the board. You mentioned you had this subtly noise since you were 9. I think that’s what have because I don’t appear to have full on VS. do you find that your visual noise worsened or progressed? Appreciate the response in advance.

[@kristyversteeg9523]

I have done this therapy 2 years ago in the Netherlands! It indeed did not diminish my static, but it improved my vision in so many ways. Also my nervous system is way more in balance and I suddenly dare to do things that normally freaked me out. ❤ feel free to reach out:)

[@briangarza9962]

Did you do syntonics?

[@eliastheo-mn3bz]

hey! ik heb inmiddels al 5 jaar lang last van visual snow, floaters, kleur contrast, lichthgevoeligheid. Alleen heb ik hier nooit een diagnose voor gekregen. Ik ben er zelf wel echt van overtuigd dat ik hier last van heb en ben al een tijdje opzoek naar manieren om de symptomen te verbeteren. Nu ik jou berichtje hier zie staan ben ik eigenlijk wel benieuwd naar jou ervaringen met deze therapie. ik hoor graag van je! Elias

[@sarahprigge8594]

I'd love to hear more! Do you have a link or page that tells you what exercises or how to do the exercises?

[@realbro9384]

Waar in nederland

[@IrishCoffeee]

Hey I'm your neighbour from Germany :) can you tell more about your therapy and what do you suggest? It would really help since it have visual snow since I'm a kid... Thanks and best regards

[@genlovell4662]

I have to take college algebra and I found that learning those math procedures rules and tiny eye movements really strengthen my saccade/fixation movements as I work! But it’s also exhausting so I take lots of breaks to put a blackout mask on with heat to decompress my eye strain. 🎉

[@alchemyst6893]

I'm gonna go uni soon and bruh I just want my floaters to get lost lol, every saccade to see them going by is so annoying.

[@mv99vm99]

Hi I have seen some of your older videos regarding keratoconus. I was just diagnosed the other day and have been researching. My right eye is 20/150 and my left is 20/100 I had my right eye with fitment of test lenses at the optometrist to 20/30 I was wondering if I am already too advanced for corneal cross linking, and how does it work? Is it a one time thing or does it need to be done every so often? I want to try to prevent it from getting any worse considering I am required to drive for my job.

[@blkbtrfly90]

Hello Dr. I have naion in one eye and I think I am experiencing visual snow in it. Also has there been any treatments for naion or devices to help people with naion to improve the visual field?

[@johnp3195]

hello do do you have hand trailing? Btw i think that the improvement comes from the fact that these patients was with a doctor for months so any worrie could have been answered or reassured

[@someuser4166]

i see that static pattern if im looking at things with multiple small dots on them, say carpets. it gets amplified if i close one eye. is that normal?

[@yu-fujoe837]

Hello,Dr Allen would you explain what the facial blindness is? and if there're some treatment for it.

[@ja_9568]

I have visual snow since I can remember, I see these dots everyday and everytime. In a dark room things become really hallucinogenic. I also have floaters and ringing in my ears. I can't say that it affects much my life since I am used to it, but I am glad that now more and more people are aware of this condition. I would have liked to talk to someone when I was a kid but I did not know how to explain something that back in time did'n even exist in official medicine

[@puggirl415]

I just saw a youtube video recommendation describing how tinnitus is related to visual snow syndrome. Might want to search that out to see how it's related since you hear ringing and see visual snow.

[@ja_9568]

@@puggirl415 thanks for the suggestion!

[@kitteesPJs]

Awesome exercises! @03:55 Can the use of bifocals, switching back and forth between long distance and reading distance, work similarly with accommodative and vergence muscle control? Constantly moving back and forth between a TV screen/computer monitor and a book or tablet/phone seems like it could be similarly therapeutic as with the first exercise you demonstrated (particularly if there's concentrated focus on an object in each view). The fusion exercise reminds me of autostereogram art that I can never seem to see properly. All of those exercises are pretty cool and sound like they might be effective in maintaining overall eye health and not just limited to treatment of disorders.

[@Funkotronimus]

Obsessed with your channel now! …I came to find it through the scleral/ keratoconus video. As for visual snow, I thought this was normal and that everyone else was tuning it out😅 if you’re looking for one single patient with a buffet of eye problems, I’m your guy!-visual snow, keratoconus, Fuchs dystrophy, and astigmatism (among others) If possible, i would LOVE to chat about this stuff at some point 😃 Also! I did some vision therapy (for convergence deficiency), and I’d recommend it to anyone-even those without vision problems. I experienced all the benefits you mentioned. I harassed you out on Twitter with a similar message in response to this video (@MakeMeister). Thank you for this! And thank you for understanding what I’m going through!

[@user-zk8jf1yz8x]

Thanks for your words😢, you’ve encouraged me a lot. I’m also fighting against this damn VSS.

[@ffmobile403]

if i go to neurologist or ophthalmologists can fix the visual snow?

[@hkaysyedhazique1291]

Hi Dr could you please answer my question? I have myopia -2.75 in left eye and -2.5 in right.I wear glasses all the time .I want to be without glasses occasionally.Will it affect my vision?

[@MinhThu.buddhist]

Thanks for your tips! What is your opinions about turmeric/ curcumin and hyaluronic acid supplements? My eyes are strained, very sensitive to lights ( especially neon lights and car lights at night) and sun, dry air, wind 😢and there are quite a lot of visible red veins. Sometimes they’re pink but when I go outside in the windy days or using computer, they’re really red. My eyes were beautiful and now I’m unconfident to make eye contact with people.😢 please let me know how to get rid of these RED veins

[@CP23.91]

I just want to share with everyone that I have dealt with this since i was 17 and I'm 31 now. But I got so used to it and ignored it for so long I thought it went away. Yes it effects everyday life. It's a mental battle. But I got to the point to where I can live with it. If you get good at ignoring it over time you'll feel somewhat better. And so I thought I had beat it until I tried some THC gummies and it triggered it to comeback like it did when I was 17. So now I just avoid anything that can effect me in those ways and try to live a healthier life. Don't give up. Your still alive and breathing. Just try some new stuff eat fruits or vegetables that support brain health. Try anything that supports brain health. I know this sucks and I just found out what it was yesterday. But don't give up if your dealing with it. People don't know how much hater everyday life is for us

[@postalservice_sp]

Well that's a life saying eff you

[@SachuZ_4455]

Can your static vision improve?

[@CP23.91]

@SachuZ_4455 it takes time but it's still there always. You just get good at ignoring it. It's not so bad once your used to it. The best way I've improved it is not drinking smoking and anything along them lines. Just trying to be healthier

[@swatipandey8432]

​@@CP23.91hello please reply i have seeing floters 3.4 for someday today I seen sun and see different color what it this

[@SachuZ_4455]

I have a question. After taking the therapy will my vss symtoms get worse again? Or u have to manage it?

[@KrunalRohit]

Hello Dr. Joseph, my question is, if I have dry eyes, does that mean I shouldn't get any eye surgeries(LASIK, SMILE)?

[@RainRedMusic]

Reminds me of when I asked someone why they were outside in the rain and then I went outside and it wasn’t raining. It looks like that very fine misty rain. 😅

[@mohamadxxi]

I have like this vision but i only saw this at night in dark room (without light) but with some focus i saw also some flash of light in the middle resemble honeycomb in red and blue color ...i don't know is it related to that syndrome or just other porblem like retinal tear ..because i have high myopia too and eye floaters. I check my doctor but says everything is ok with my retina so i don't actually know if he miss that tear or is it that syndrome

[@mollywest3087]

I was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It was a long process that started with an eye exam, of all things! It was an important reminder that eye exams are not something to let all by the wayside each year

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thanks for sharing this, Molly! It is true that MS can affect the eyes and about 25% of cases of MS are first discovered by an eye exam. How are things going for you?

[@mollywest3087]

@@DoctorEyeHealth much better! I'm relieved to finally have a diagnosis and start treatment. Thanks for what you do!

[@KeepinItReal632]

The lifesaver exercise is what I do to focus on my visual snow. 😂😂😂 so I think I do that exercise all the time. But I can see how this is beneficial. The snow doesn’t bother me but it’s the other VSS symptoms that are difficult and affect my life negatively. I hate going out when it’s a bright sky because the floaters and white squiggly things are soooo distracting!! And give me a headache. Triggers migraines. Also driving in areas I’m not familiar with can trigger anxiety because I can get distracted by something I’m seeing but isn’t actually there. Can be nerve wracking for sure. I will definitely check this out. Even if it just helps with the overall mental health aspect and quality of life, it’s definitely worth it for me. Thanks doc!! ❤❤

[@intraserv3123]

Interesting, there happens to be a Nora practitioner in my area and ive submitted to get an appointment. Thanks for the info! Even if it doesnt cure my VSS, getting over the mental hardship this syndrome causes would be life changing, Im sure.

[@jillhiggins3246]

If I had visual snow syndrome I would absolutely do this! Wish that would help my floaters but I know it can’t. Thanks for another extremely interesting and helpful video!❤️

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

For sure! thank you for watching and for the lovely comment!

[@kamranyt9265]

Bro I have also eye floaters..... and face visual snow at darkness..have you done any treatment???? Please tell

[@josephmueller3752]

But if you dont have it why do you even comment, why do you even watch the video

[@EricV-lq3jq]

Solution for eye floaters- fast! eye floaters are floating proteins in the eye that are no longer used. Fasting(72hrs every about 2 weeks) will induce autophagy which grabs those unused proteins OUT of your eyes and recycles them for uses in the other organs. Not for certain going to fix it but repeat fasting(72hr is best) will help and certaintly fix other issues you may have.

[@NoorAlam-sk9sp]

​@@kamranyt9265Do you see visual snow mostly in dark?

[@sophieprice8985]

I’ve had VSS for about 12 years. My neurologist thinks it’s related to MS as I was diagnosed with that 7 years ago. I was wondering if others have found that a lot of medication makes VSS worse?

[@jeremiahhawlader-id8kv]

@DoctorEyeHealth Does the better quality of life in the patient come mainly from neurological changes or from improved visual scores boosting their activity confidence?

[@Kayodoms]

I have ghosting where it seems like things have an after image. mostly street lights, car lights and computer screens. these exercise work for that?

[@ayoubrhili1249]

Hello, I have been suffering from this disease for 15 years, and the biggest problem is that I have other problems in my eyes. I have opacities in the cornea, I have floaters inside the eye, then excessive sensitivity in addition to the disease. visual snow And now my vision is very weak. I see with the right eye four out of ten, and the left eye I see two out of ten. Can I find a treatment or a solution, and is this treatment available in the state of Morocco? I hope you will help me. Thank you for your efforts.

[@maizzyyy]

I have visual snow and I was struggling to see whether you added snow effects or it was just my own eyes.

[@mizu970]

Hi i just want to ask how much is contact lens for minus eye if u dont know its okay also just want to tell u i have minus 5 eye

[@jonhunt4357]

Good afternoon from the uk. Very sadly my freind has suffered acute macular neurothapthy causing central vision loss in both eyes. Its truly heartbreaking. She suffers with blind spots that have this snow like effect in both eyes and constant flashing. She is being systematic discharged from all care and help from the NHS. With no help no or treatment. Particularly the photosensitivity and flashing is the worst she tells me.. with brighter weather approaching, any help with any of this regards treatment or possible ways to reduce the flashing She experiences would be a great. hel Is there a way i can communicate with you to find ways help her. Thanks so much for your channel.

[@mayankkosariya3497]

Thank you❤

[@bodmaskaka6638]

Please make a video on the best nutritional supplements can be taken for visual Snow syndrome

[@Sandrafergle]

Hi I'm 32. I have a story about what I been through and what's going on now. When I was 5 I started showing vision issues . From distance blindness to night blindness. It got worse over the years. I've been to multiple eye doctors and opthamologist. They all say something different. It's bests, stargsrdrs, rp, Rd. And I've always had twinkling neon lines spinners. Mainly if my breathing would change or I get startled everything goes black and I black out. Also have stigmatisms and rare cataract suddenly. When I was a teenager I was taking medicines and birth control and I lost my center vision. Been taking medicines and birth control for years and it got worse. (I don't take those anymore) I am blind. Blind spots are worse now in peripheral vision is worse. I have color blindness. I can't tell colors apart anymore. Randomly everything goes dark or red. Or blue. Flashes were so bright it hurts. Everyday it gets worse. I'm 32 now and in 2020 I was taking a very intense birth control and vision static is worse constant now. So bright and bad it's hard to see. I never goes away. From neon lights , flashes to static. High pressure is going up in my eyes from 16 to 20 in a years. Rare cataracts formed in a year. And I'm pursuing brain tests and other things. Has anyone thought this could be symptoms of idiopathic inocranial hypertension?. Build up an extra brain fluid pressure on the eyes. This year is extremely worse and head pain and pressure. Nov 29 2023 I was taken in the ambulance to the hospital due to brain pressure. My sister had IIH and she was going blind and lost her peripheral vision and was seeing vision snow. But was due to neck injury she's better now and healed and it's gone. Even though she doesn't have the same mystery eye disease I do. Not sure if my blindness is due to brain pressure. Also my optic nerves are flat. PLEASE research eye pressure. Brain fluid pressure. I need help.

[@paulbunting4260]

Hi Doctor Alan, Thanks for making a video of visual snow syndrome. I am 57 years old and live in the UK my Doctor & my Opticians wont take me seriously, regarding this condition. For about 3 months my vision has rapidly been deteriorating. The visual snow makes it really hard for me to drive in the dark. All I can see is orange white or blue spots in my eyes while trying to drive in the dark. My doctor & my Opticians think just because I can see the 3rd line from bottom on the eye chart, that Iam perfectly safe to drive. Problem is bright lights from headlights affect me like a camera flash that takes many minutes to clear from my vision. Often i have to pull over in a safe location for the condition to pass. I have also noticed this while watching tv , bright white screens affecting my vision like a memory affect on the eyes. I am also getting a pain at the rear top left of my head when I have these episodes. I put this down to stress like a brain fog that makes me feel like I have dementia. Often I can't think of close family members names. Only difference is when the brain fog clears slightly. I can remember names clearly. I have x2 pairs of reading glasses x1 for reading books and the other for computer work. The reason I had x2 pair of reading glasses was because my eyes was making me dyslexic when entering numbers on a pc monitor. Obviously this is now affecting my work. Any chance you can help me convince My Doctor and my Opticians. I really need help, because I feel something serious is going to happen very soon. I have also noticed street lamps here in the UK have been replaced with LED lighting. I understand the energy savings but I am now struggling to sse things in the dark. I feel like I should carry a white stick, to avoid obstacles. I also have slight damage to the macular, which Is what my Opticians diagnosed from taking a picture of the rear of my eyes. Your other visual snow syndrome videos explain the conditions perfectly. I also have rugby shaped eyes Astigmatism which does not help with the condition. Any help or advive would be appreciated. Kind Regards Paul Bunting

[@arthez2436]

Worst thing for me with visual snow syndrome are those afterimages you are mentioning. Im much younger but have similiar problems when driving at night. In general bright light sources pointing directly at you. Which is interesting and might be helpful is that for me at least and some other guy, it significantly affects more if light source is directly pointed at you, so I saw a guy who gave advice to look at them at angle like tilting your head back (did not try this yet while driving, but checked it with lamp in my house and was better). Also this guy mentioned that lighting up inside of a car was working for him - to force his pupils shrink. SO he used a lamp inside of his car while driving at night.

[@RashkaRashiid]

Can you help me I am suffering eye euveitis on my left eye and my left eye vision is very low and dispersion and now I use this eye drops "pentolate 1% and Onadron simple %0.1"

[@MonoIce350s]

There seems to be a lot of confusion about what this therapy can do. It can reduce specific visual and auditory disturbances (e.g. visual snow, palinopsia, tinnitus), general perceptive issues (e.g. convergence insufficiency, derealization, brain fog), and generally improve mood and productivity. VSS is a benign perceptive disorder and it's fairly reductive to say "I want this therapy to make X visual symptom go away" because the symptom isn't the problem so much as our relationship to it is. We're looking for a 100% reduction of symptoms when in fact a 30-50% reduction could still be life changing - but a 90% reduction of specific symptoms can and does happen.

[@thesanshann]

I just found out that what I've been experiencing is "visual snow". I never knew how to describe what I've been seeing...I tried to describe it to my optometrist years ago before but he just brushed it off. I've always called it black dust or static and I thought it was "normal". Mine is a mild as well, I don't notice it until I zone out or I'm looking far away. I also notice other symptoms within visual snow. I will discuss it with my optometrist further in my next upcoming appointment. Thanks Dr Allen!

[@marshallvannice]

Same

[@Pixelflames1]

Yeah. Same here. Its a little worse for me especially when in a badly lit room i sometimes even have trouble seeing white lettering on a grey keyboard. It gets worse when I'm anxious about work or family for a time. I kind of get thyroid flare ups when I'm stressed as well. Not sure if it goes hand in hand. But thyroid drugs don't help for the visual snow.

[@carakaiser3141]

I have this too. I didn't realise that not everyone does.

[@saadahmad8459]

Much awaited vedio

[@moncurvy3695]

If I wear sunscreen around my eyes (upper and under eyes , eyebrow) daily , and I feel on my eyes ball. Is it dangerous ?

[@samuelfajreldines674]

Doctor, I believe that I have had visual snow for as long as I can remember. However, I recently discovered that it is actually a medical condition. I am terrified that the symptoms will worsen as I get older. Is that likely to happen?

[@suzii700]

M having discomfort on my left eye corner. Doc said m ok. M using glasses for 5 months now.but out of sudden at night m having prb with left eye.feeling wind and sometimes pain.used eye drop .no help. What should I do. Help .

[@kerryheathcote5154]

I keep getting mixed signals everywhere is vitamin A good for dry eyes or bad I'd really appreciate help ty x

[@Cellardoor_]

Is there a correlation between this and hallucinogenic substances? Because the first time I noticed I had visual snow was after a "trip", and that was almost 20 yrs ago.

[@SageLlamas]

Yes- it is known as HPPD

[@ussssjkdlsag1952]

I will say something, I see my right and left side with black shadow while playing on the phone, do you have it too?

[@bkkdavidg]

Wow, I didn’t know visual snow existed. I’ve suffered from eye floaters, mostly in my left eye, since 2012. I see them even when I close my eyes. It’s been somewhat debilitating. Only options seems to be a type of laser surgery that could create many smaller floaters or a surgery removing the clear liquid within the eye and replacing it, which can exacerbate glaucoma.

[@oscararredondo9672]

NORT Wouldn’t get rid of floaters

[@ausmate5235]

@@oscararredondo9672 i dont think its glaucoma its cataracts which happen when you suck up the liquid as the air gets trapped inside. The laser can also only get rid of big floaters which the doctor can see.

[@Pixelflames1]

Ive had it since i was a child. once or twice i asked my family if they experienced it. But they never gave me a straight answer. I also asked my optometrist about it once, she said it was interesting. For years i thought it was completely normal or that i was just being overly sensitive about something rediculous. Only when i read a few years ago that they are actually looking for a cause i was like finally it exists!

[@Nephew075]

This year my right eye had an increase on astigmatism causing blurry vision. Along with that I notice more floaters at times sensitive to light and very little static vision. Do to these changes I’ve been real anxious and stressed. Can hardly sleep at night. Are these changes reported with people that have astigmatism or could it just be my extreme anxiety and stress worsening? Thanks In advance. Love your videos

[@tinysecret3360]

Im right here with you. Those symptoms is what I am experiencing. I have extreme anxiety as well and stress out about my visual snow. Sometimes I forget I have visual snow and days like these are horrible. I suddenly feel like its never going to away and I'm freaking out about it. Sigh.

[@ffmobile403]

if i go to neurologist it can help me?

[@windzyt2373]

I remeber exactly the day i got it i was younger lets say 8 years old and i randomly had heart palipulations that night and i am a person that suffers alot from axiety especially when i get palipulations but im doing better now but what happended to me was i had axiety that night and my heart rate was extremely high like i didn’t chek it or any think but i was the hardest i ever felt my heart beating cause of bad axiety and then when i calmed down i turned of the light and start seeing the white dots everywhere and i thought it was going to be a temporary thing but i been living with it ever since i only see it in the dark tho but if i really focus i can see it in the light it can be uncomfortable sometimes but its not that bad compare to other people i read in the comments the only time it really bothered me was when i was 12 and i went to a school like place for disabled people and there was a dark room they showed us that they go to so they can relax and in there i experienced the worse visual snow i ever did that i almost panicked and felt like i was about to faint.

[@ms_taree7335]

Do you have any input on managing "concretions in eye" from chronic irritation? Have you ever done removal?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yep, removal is pretty easy. Just remove them in the office with a forceps and then use antibiotics for a week. Definitely ask a local doctor for help

[@timellisart]

Hi Doctor, have you ever done a video on eye bubbles? About 10 years ago I suffered 2 retina detachments in the same eye and had a reattachment surgery each time with a gas bubble as well as the eye buckle. My vision in that eye is still cloudy with floaters and bubbles and still very warped from the whole ordeal. My Dr. told me that another surgery is the only treatment other than time. He felt they would eventually go away. Any insights. Thanks, Tim

[@Pattim4762]

My husband has the same thing. Surgery didn't work good. He still has blurry vision and Dr. said do another surgery but my husband said no.

[@phizc]

Is it visual snow when it's only on dark backgrounds, and it's reddish tinted instead of white? Kinda like bad black levels on a TV, but with a reddish tint on the dark parts.

[@adamsala9291]

We need treatment! Not filters..

[@juiceboxer]

I’ve had it for a long time that was more subtle like how you described but about last year it suddenly got much worse and it’s driving me crazy

[@sonipari786]

Is it available in U.K. ?

[@widehourfamily]

Could this possibly help with tinnitus as well? Since there is a correlation between visual snow and tinnitus? Thank you!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I am not sure, it doesn't seem to be a quality of life they were measuring for in the study.

[@paranoir]

please make more awareness videos for VSS. we need it badly

[@adicide9070]

How to find a doc for this in Europe?

[@Tolseren]

I'm unsure how to get a diagnosis to begin with. I am from Denmark.

[@Sjdijdhshsjshe]

I really want people to understand that when doctor say its not curable doesn’t mean its permanent but you cant be in that kind of life style thats fix this problem. For me luckily i found a heath tech start-up that paved way for me to meet doctor who’s specialists in VSS and we agree that it could be curable if you sleep 9 hours a day have perfect body health and 0 stress then your VSS will start to go away since your brain have plasticity ability to fix it self (this only worked if you are not born with VSS) the reason its curable is because your not suppose to have VSS but because your lifestyle sucks your brain f**k up so dont lose hope i use to have like 10 visual symptoms and now i have only 2 since i start my lifestyle changes (which is very hard) for 2 years So its curable technically

[@louisthelemur1238]

Hello doc, so im seeing rainbow lines when inblink constantly? It also is there when waving my hands in front of my face.. Its like vss and the lines are in normal vision also but colorless... Its kinda oscillating? Idk

[@qondonyon]

have you ever imagine lines on bumpy walls and move around and see the lines follow the wall texture as a kid

[@hollymiasaunders6404]

I've had visual snow my whole life and dont really know any different, I only found out it wasnt normal to see what I describe as a mild 'noise' or 'static overlay' a few years ago. I remember I used have an awful time sleeping as a kid because the visual disturbances were worse at night when there was less visual information being recieved so it can conjure shapes, with an overactive imagination it was easy to jump to the conclusion that I was seeing ghosts or there was a monster in my room. I used to think I could see atoms or something haha! Interestingly my Mum also has the same condition!

[@JumanaKiwan-gl2ev]

OMG same! I thought I was seeing atoms and crap like that 😔

[@JumanaKiwan-gl2ev]

Should I be concerned about vss?

[@hollymiasaunders6404]

Nope, not as far as I'm concerned, never had any other ailments partnered with it though maybe if you suffer from headaches/tinnitus or even Vestibular Migraine it maybe wise to check it out anyways as that's what my Mum has. I often get asked when I have the opticians check up if I suffer from either of these. At one point they wanted to check me for glaucoma but it came back clear and tried to explain to them about VSS as there seems to be a bit of a link there, not sure what they're picking up on but my vision is still considered really good despite this. Honestly if it doesn't drastically effect day to day life, Its not a problem to me at all!! I know people's severity with vvs varies so I can't speak to all who have this. For me, I don't know any other way. Its like a thing that I'm aware is always there, but its easy to phase out and I work as a vitreous enameller which is super small scale work, never effected my visual efficacy whatsoever ☺ I hope this puts your mind at ease! Edit: I'm not sure if this helps but both my Mum and myself are quite sensitive to bright lights/screens ect, I think that's something that can be linked with VSS Again, it's no cause for concern, just means we have to use blue light filters alot more often on screens ☺

[@Medyeditz]

Dear doctor please provide any treatment for illunory palinopsia

[@technoandtacos8]

This would help also for ppl gettin VSS from HPPD for drug use?

[@rickystarduster]

if this therapy is mostly done at home they should make an online course for free or a small nominal fee say 20 dollars or less as this sort of thing is not affordable for many people who are not rich. if this boosts peoples quality of life and makes their vision better and improves productivity at work why would employers not push for this to be lower cost if it would also help improve employee productivity.

[@MonoIce350s]

It is recommended to do the weekly therapy sessions in person unless the travel costs are prohibitive.