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What Causes Floaters In Eyes?
Question: are eye floaters normal?
Brief Answer:
can be normal but also indicate eye disorder
Detailed Answer:
Many people experience more or less often eye floater which are in most cases benign and dont cause any damage and dont indicate eye disorders. These benign eye floaters are caused ny accumulation of colagen in vitreous body of eye. this colagen uccurs and dissolves and such floaters are then temporary. if it becomes permanent then human eye adapt to it and ignores it so it becomes invisible after some time.
When eye floaters are caused by eye pathology then you need to see ophtalmologist. This should be done in cases where wye floaters seem to worsen over time, especially if the changes are sudden in onset.,you experience flashes of light or any vision loss accompanied by eye floaters or you have eye pain along with eye floaters.
Wish you good health. Regards
can be normal but also indicate eye disorder
Detailed Answer:
Many people experience more or less often eye floater which are in most cases benign and dont cause any damage and dont indicate eye disorders. These benign eye floaters are caused ny accumulation of colagen in vitreous body of eye. this colagen uccurs and dissolves and such floaters are then temporary. if it becomes permanent then human eye adapt to it and ignores it so it becomes invisible after some time.
When eye floaters are caused by eye pathology then you need to see ophtalmologist. This should be done in cases where wye floaters seem to worsen over time, especially if the changes are sudden in onset.,you experience flashes of light or any vision loss accompanied by eye floaters or you have eye pain along with eye floaters.
Wish you good health. Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
i went to eye dr and had exams in sept because of ocular migraines and everything was good and never asked about floaters but had seen something on the internet about them and noticed i have them and its annoying when i try to read the comp. and it gets my anxiety to acting up. ive also noti ed that my eyes r more sensitive to light during my period is that normal
Brief Answer:
Normal
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is normal. Hormonal changes affect eye retina and it is commonly seen that eyes are more sensitive during it. FLoaters are usually experienced during watching some white surface. Most people can unconsciously ignore it but it it is making difficulties for you then more detailed ophtalomologic work up is required.
Regards,
Normal
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is normal. Hormonal changes affect eye retina and it is commonly seen that eyes are more sensitive during it. FLoaters are usually experienced during watching some white surface. Most people can unconsciously ignore it but it it is making difficulties for you then more detailed ophtalomologic work up is required.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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