How to Get Rid of "Floaters in the Eyes"

Floaters in the Eyes

Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. (Wikipedia)

“Floaters in the eyes” are a common sight for many people. Floaters tend to develop as we grow older. Flashes are sparks or strands of light that flicker across the visual field. Floaters and flashes are usually harmless. But can be troublesome with the passage of time.

What Actually are Eye Floaters.

A floater is a small bunch of protein cells in the vitreous humour. The vitreous provides a pathway for light coming into the eye through the lens. The vitreous connects to the retina, the patch of light-sensitive cells along the back of the eye that captures images and sends them to the brain via the optic nerve.

Usually what we see is not itself a floater but its shadow on the retina. Floaters move in your eyes as you move the eye ball. You can’t zoom to floater, if you try, floaters will drift away.

How the Floaters Develop in the Eyes

• Floaters usually develop as the vitreous humour shrinks with the age or any other reason including side effects ocular medicines.
• Eye Floaters also develop in the people with the eyesight/vision issues.
•  You had cataract surgery or any other eye surgery that can also lead to floaters in the eyes.
• Diabetics also have more chances to develop eye floaters.

About one-quarter of people have some vitreous shrinkage with floaters by their 60s. Although most people tolerate floaters just fine, others feel that floaters affect their vision and disrupt their ability to read.

What are Complications of Floaters in the Eyes

The ultimate complication that could happen  due to floaters and flashes could be vision loss.

“A new onset of floaters may herald retinal disease,” said Dr. Jeffrey Heier. director of the retina service at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston at HarvardMedical School.

The shrinking vitreous can tug on the retina and pull away from it. This event, called a posterior vitreous detachment, is common, and usually doesn’t threaten vision. In about one in six people, a posterior vitreous detachment causes the retina to tear. Fluid from inside the eye can then seep through the tear and separate the retina from the tissues that nourish it. This separation, called retinal detachment, can lead to permanent vision loss.

How to Get Rid of Floaters in the Eyes

If your floaters aren’t a sign of retinal damage, they may disappear with eye Exercises& Tricks. Some clinicians perform and promote laser treatment for benign floaters, but this approach hasn’t been carefully studied in a clinical trial, says Dr. Heier. Floaters can be removed, but for most people the risk to vision of the surgery is greater than the problem posed by the floater. 

Learn More: eye Exercises& Tricks to Remove Floaters in the Eyes


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