Causes of Eye Floaters

You can't however, simply rub eye floaters away. Usually however, they are not the result of a serious condition and most people will experience eye floaters at some point or another during their lives, particularly as they age.

When Eye Floaters Are Serious
There are times when eye floaters may suggest a more serious disease. If you routinely see specks in front of your eyes that obscure your vision even when you are not looking at a light background, you should consult with an eye care professional.

Signs and symptoms that eye floaters may result from a more serious condition include:

• Sudden increase in the number of floaters.
• Floaters that routinely obscure your vision.
• Floaters accompanied by flashes of light, spots or dizziness.
• Floaters that do not go away.

Other times floaters result from damage to the retina. If your eye is injured suddenly you may experience floaters temporarily.

Treatment for Eye Floaters
Normally you don't need to do anything to treat benign eye floaters. If however, you find eye floaters are diminishing your quality of life, there are procedures you can investigate that may help improve them. There are laser procedures available that help eliminate vitreous floaters. The use of lasers to treat floaters is very uncommon however.

If eye floaters result from a condition like diabetic retinopathy, your doctor will have to treat your underlying condition (diabetes) while working to control hemorrhaging or other damage to your eye from your illness. This may help reduce the severity of floaters and help restore your vision.

Your best bet is consulting with your eye care professional. You'll certainly want to rule out any underlying condition like diabetes before deciding on a course of action. If eye floaters are brought on by a migraine as is sometimes the case, you may find treating your migraines helps eliminate the frequency and duration of any spots or floaters you experience.

Some people actually enjoy their floaters. If you are bored and looking for something to do, consider looking up at a clear sky and trying to "move" your floaters or count the number of floaters that pass across your eye. Most people will be able to detect at least a few, even if they never noticed they had them before!

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