r/visualsnow • u/Turbulent_Step2646 • 2d ago

Question BFEP

Anyone found any tools to help with BFEP??

I have minimal static but this is the one symptom I have that drives me crazy, I see it on any bright surface and it gets distracting when driving.

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u/Superjombombo 2d ago

Sunglasses

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u/Turbulent_Step2646 2d ago

Helps a bit but not 100%

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u/Superjombombo 2d ago

Try different colors. Fl41 seems to be the go to. Try polarized. Nothing cures it, but those help the most.

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u/cmcalgary 1d ago

Do you take anything that might cause your pupils to dilate? Like ADHD meds or something. Maybe that might be contributing towards it, if so.

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u/Turbulent_Step2646 1d ago

I only take a antidepressant

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u/Timely-Cut2753 1d ago

BFEP for me is by far the worst symptom. I can’t even go outside without noticing them flying around and it drives me crazy. It’s the one symptom that bugs me the most. It sucks also when I’m on the computer (I work from home) and have to look at white web pages, as I can see them flying around constantly. I haven’t found any relief or coping mechanism as it only seems to be not crazy obvious when I have my LED lights on or in dimly lit rooms. It also bug me when it’s super dark, which doesn’t make sense to me.

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u/Defiant_Charity_2131 Visual Snow 1d ago

i know how this is, mine is by far the worst too, been trying supplements and static exposure to reduce it hopefully.

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u/Intelligent-Sink-118 8h ago

what is static exposure

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u/Intelligent-Sink-118 8h ago

me too! exactly the same for me, but mine is only visible in light

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u/Fabro1223 4h ago

I understand, when it is in normal mode you can see the floaters and when I put it in dark mode the letters stay marked in my vision and it seems like everything is shaking😔

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u/Defiant_Charity_2131 Visual Snow 1d ago

dude same, my static is not an issue at all, its bfep and some static exposure therapy helps reduce it to tiny dots for a little bit, im trying to do it over a long time and see if it changes

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u/Kanarioxx19 1d ago

Brother, for whatever you want, update this and tell me how it goes, I'm new to this VSS thing (maybe 4 months) and I'm screwed, I've lost everything from my job where I was super happy to the woman of my life, all because of this shit that I didn't even know existed, damn it's so unfair I'm only 20 years old...

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u/Fabro1223 4h ago

I'm so sorry, I'm in a situation exactly the same as yours, I think there are glasses with orange lenses that can help, I think they mention it in the comments above, unfortunately there is no pill or something like that to remove or cure it.

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u/Sufficient_Use7657 1d ago

Mine happens more when things are dark.