What are the signs and symptoms of floaters in the eye? I want to check if I’m suffering or have a high risk of contracting floaters in the eye.

Daria,

San Diego, CA

It is best to have your eyes checked regularly by your ophthalmologist. The most likely questions your eye doctor will ask you is if you are seeing “floating objects” in your line of vision when you look at clear or bright objects. Unsure whether those are floaters in the eye you are seeing? Here are some signs and symptoms of floaters in the eye:

1. You keep seeing small, floating objects in your line of sight when you look at bright objects
2. These small floating objects keeps on disappearing and re-appearing
3. You keep seeing these floating objects which is accompanied by a painful migraine
4. You seeing these floating objects which is accompanied by “flashes of light”

If you see flashes of light, it is not always the case that this is a sure sign of floaters in the eye because these flashes of light often go together with a splitting headache. The reason behind these migraines and flashes of light are the spasms of blood vessels in the brain. There are some cases where people with floaters in the eye also experience seeing jagged lines which are often referred to as heat waves which may be or may be not accompanied by headaches.

The good thing about floaters in the eye is they are not dangerous and they are perfectly normal for older people. But be sure to have your eyes checked because floaters in the eye are usually causes of a more serious and complicated sickness. If your floaters in the eye are also a cause of a past eye injury, always have your eyes checked. Furthermore, remember to eat foods which are high in Vitamin C and Zinc content because they are said to prevent the formation of floaters in the eye. Hope all of these helped.

Vision floaters with a diet rich in raw fruits and vegetables will keep these guys to a minimum.

I’m 49 years old and I have been searching the internet for answers about my eye condition. I believe this is what you professionals call “vitreous floaters”. These floaters in my eye have been bothering me for the last 3 years. I was just wondering if there is something that can be done to cure them.

Bill

Las Vegas, NV

Hello Bill! Have you tried seeking for medical attention? If they diagnosed you with floaters in the eye, didn’t they tell you how it can be cured? If that’s the case, let me explain to you what floaters in the eye are.

These vitreous floaters are tiny pieces of scabs or old retinal tissues which float around in the jelly-like substance in the eye called the vitreous. Floaters in the eye can sometimes be a symptom of an impending serious eye condition and they may have come from a small retinal hole or tear. You really need to have your eyes checked by your eye doctor. They may evaluate your eyes with a complete dilated retinal exam to check if there are flashes of light present. This will indicate more problems because flashes mean tension in your retina and could be quite dangerous. If a hole is found, an eye laser treatment must be done immediately. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t wait for blood and vitreous fluids to fill the area because it may lead to retinal detachment and if left untreated, total blindness.

Remember that this is not always the case since floaters in the eye are also often caused by old age. Usually people who are diabetics and those who lack zinc on their body when they were younger are the ones who contracts floaters in the eye. I suggest that you go to your doctor as soon as possible to have that checked. It’s the only way to find out if it can be cured by eye surgery or non-thermal laser surgery and it would really depend on the condition of your eye floaters. Hope these helps.  Is there any other eye issues that may run in your family line like color blindness, flashes in the eye, glaucoma or cataracts?  There are helpful treatments for these eye issues….more to come later…

Are Floaters in the eye curable? If not, how can we prevent it? Thanks

Carolyn

El Paso, TX

Back then, there are no cures for floaters in the eyes and it can only be prevented. But in today’s technology, floaters in the eye can be removed thru surgery. But surgery will only be performed by doctors if it’s a really serious case of eye floater. The reason behind this are the connected risks when performing an eye surgery.

The number one cause of floaters in the eye is aging. As we grow old, we can expect hemorrhage in a small level that will likely to happen in our eyes blood vessels due to wear and tear. After the hemorrhage happen, the blood clot will float freely in the vitreous humor in the eyes and those blood clots in very tiny particles are what we are seeing as floaters in the eye. These tiny particles will show in our eye’s line of sight but we will hardly see it. The only way to notice it is if we stop for a while and focus aimlessly on bright areas such as a white wall or the clear blue sky.

Besides from aging, other cause of floaters in the eye are deficiencies from zinc or copper. If floaters in the eye appear more visible, have them checked by an eye doctor. To prevent this, you may eat fruits which have a high Rutin content. Rutin is found in vitamin C and it helps cells to be stronger in order to avoid minor breakage of blood vessels. The highest concentration of Rutin is found on the white part of the skins of citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons.

Remember, while floaters in the eyes are curable thru surgery, It’s not yet fully accepted by the community perhaps due to the connected risks of doing it. For the mean time, prevention is your best option so start eating foods which are high in Rutin.  You may recomend this to others you know in addition if ofthers suffer from other eye issues like  color blindness, cataracts or eye glaucoma.  Eating Healthy and plenty of sleep is always the best healer for the body

Hi! I am nearsighted and I think I am suffering from what most people call “floaters in the eye”. Is this risky for my eye health?

Debra

Pittsburgh, PA

Just to be sure Debra, floaters in the eye are odd shapes that appear on a person’s vision pretty much like irregular shapes that flows across. They are sometimes silvery or dark in color and most of the times will show up when you are staring at bright areas or it specially appears when staring at skies which are bright blue or white. These are not rare cases of eye symptoms since almost everybody had experienced this, but others don’t take it seriously and are pretty much just like an annoyance.

To have a better understanding of what floaters in the eye are, I will tell you how or why does it occurs and for that reason, you can judge for yourself if floaters in the eye are risky or not.

From the lens to the back of our eye, there is vitreous humor which is basically like a gel like liquid that fills most of the eye. When we age, the gel starts to reduce or it turns into a liquid which causes it to separate from the retina. The tissues that are loose are the so called floaters in the eye that we see because it’s interfering with our line of sight. Floaters in the eye are normal since it’s a sign that we are aging.

In most cases, floaters in the eye are not harmful and most of them don’t appear long enough. But if it continues to show for more than an hour, it is recommended that you see the nearest eye doctor.