Eye Floaters Solutions

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Eye floaters are a symptom of problems in the retina and the vitreous humor (the clear jelly that fills your eyeballs). The official medical term for floaters is muscae volitantes, which means "flying flies," and they can often resemble clouds of flies or gnats that hover in your vision.

Floaters have various causes. Sometimes they are remnants of the hyaloid artery, which brings blood to the eyeballs in the womb but disintegrates after birth. In older adults, floaters can be caused by the vitreous humor losing its fluidity, forming cracks, clumps, or knots inside the eye.

Floaters can also be caused by the tearing of the retina, allowing blood to leak into the eye; this is a dangerous condition and can cause loss of sight if not quickly treated. This type of floaters is often accompanied by flashes of light caused by the injured retina shifting within the eye.

While most eye floaters are not as dangerous, they can be annoying, especially when trying to read, drive, or accomplish another task that requires precise vision. This leaves many people looking for eye floaters solutions.

One temporary solution is to move your eyes back and forth or up and down. This can create currents in the vitreous humor that cause the floater to drift out of your line of sight. However, this does nothing to remove the floater, which may eventually make itself known again.

Patience is the most important solution to floaters. If the eye floater holds a steady position, your brain will eventually learn to ignore it while processing your visual input. The floater may also dissolve or heal if you give it enough time. So while it may be difficult, the best way to get rid of floaters is to ignore them.

Another possible solution is a vitrectomy, or removal of the affected part of the vitreous humor. However, this is a very delicate and dangerous operation, and one that a doctor will be reluctant to perform unless the eye floaters present a severe obstacle to vision. It is very much a last-resort solution.

Taking care of your eyes won't make floaters go away by itself. But it will make the process of dealing with them easier, since the less attention your eyes demand, the easier it will be to find the patience you need to let your floaters go away. So be sure to give your eyes the rest they need. If your eyes are frequently irritated, use eye drops and look for things in your environment that might be causing the irritation, such as smoke, perfume, or allergens.

While ignoring floaters is the best solution, remember this: if they appear suddenly, or are accompanied by other symptoms such as a partial loss of vision or seeing strange flashes of light, you should go to your eye doctor immediately. These symptoms may suggest serious eye problems and should never be ignored.