You recently stated in a column about eye floaters that there is no cure at this time. I got a vitrectomy for this condition, and it was life-changing for me. By no means is this procedure meant for ...

Medically reviewed by Johnstone M. Kim, MD Key Takeaways Eye floaters form when the jelly in your eye clumps together and ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Nd:YAG laser treatment for symptomatic vitreous floaters was efficacious in a retrospective study done here. “Laser treatment in my hands was efficacious at a rate of about 85%.

Symptomatic degenerative vitreous floaters may have a negative effect on patients’ health-related quality of life, a study found. A questionnaire survey measuring the time trade-off and standard ...

YAG laser vitreolysis effectively treated symptomatic vitreous floaters, according to a report published in the September issue of JAMA Ophthalmology. Posterior vitreous detachment occurs in 65% of ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Low-dose atropine drops showed potential as a noninvasive alternative for managing vitreous floaters, a small retrospective study suggested. A majority of patients who completed ...

In most clinical practices, floaters related to a posterior vitreous detachment are a common patient concern, especially in those with advancing age. Fortunately, floaters often become less ...

“Floaters” and flashes are a common sight for many people. Floater is a catchall term for the specks, threads, or cobweb-like images that occasionally drift across the line of vision. Flashes are ...

Eye floaters (myodesopsias) emerge as a consequence of opacities developed in the vitreous fluid of the eye. The fibers in the vitreous create shadows on the retina and these shadows are called ...

Eye floaters are a fact of life for millions of Americans, especially as they get older. But the dots, squiggly lines and tiny cobwebs floating across the field of vision can turn from minor annoyance ...

As many as 76 percent of us experience eye floaters, according to findings in the journal Survey of Ophthalmology. And while some of us are barely bothered by the dots, squiggles and specks that drift ...