Question 1

what's the best treatment for eye floaters?

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Have them checked: Eye floaters, especially those of sudden onset may be a symptom of a serious ey problem, and should be checked by your eye doctor.  If they turn out to be due to the normal changes in the vitreous gel that occurs with aging, the best treatment is to ignore them. Most will get better over time.

Question 2

i am 18 years old and i am suffering from eye floaters?is there any treatment ?will they go away?and why have they formed some early in my life?

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Get checked: If your floaters have suddenly increased and/or they are accompanied by flashing lights in your vision, you must get a dilated eye exam asap, preferably by a retina specialist.

Question 3

what kind of pills or treatment can somebody get for eye floaters?

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None: Floaters are a normal (albeit annoying) condition, caused by the gel in the back of the eye liquifying and breaking apart. No medication at this point in time can treat it. There are ongoing studies of injectable medicines as well as laser surgery to melt the floaters, but they have met only limited success. In severe cases (vision disturbance), a surgical removal of the gel can be performed.

Question 4

is there any research going on anywhere for treatment of eye floaters?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: Eye (vitreous) floaters are more common as people age, especially in those who are nearsighted. A sudden increase in the number of floaters can reperesent a problem with the retina.  See a doctor if
you experience flashes of light or any vision loss accompanied by eye floaters;
you develop eye floaters after eye surgery or eye trauma; you have eye pain along with eye floaters.

Question 5

i have eye floaters. annoying to stay with it. wondering if there's any treatment and if any tips on slowing growth?

Accepted Answer

No: Floaters in the vitreous cavity of the eye, although at times annoying, are degenerative changes in the vitreous humor where the collagenous skeleton breaks down and begins to float around in the liquefied gel. These spots(fibrillar, and veil-like) cast shadows on the retina as you move your eye. No treatment exists except when floaters arise from intraocular diseases that require a vitrectomy.

Question 6

has anyone ever had laser yag treatment for his eye floaters?

Accepted Answer

No: No im not familiar with this treatment.

Question 7

is there anything promising currently in clinical development in terms of an injectable enzyme for treatment of eye floaters? ocriplasmin seems to be a step in the right direction, albeit indirectly.

Accepted Answer

Floaters: Floaters are thickenings in the vitreous jelly inside the eye.  Ocriplasmin does not dissolve floaters.  It just causes the vitreous to release any persistent adhesions between the vitreous and retina if the adhesions are causing problems.  In very rare cases, the floaters can become dense enough to block vision and may need surgical removal.  As far as i know, there is not anything in development.

Question 8

i've been having these things called eye floaters for more than 5 months. i see a lot of them,especially on bright areas such as the sky or a bright light. can i go blind from the eye floaters? do they go away naturally or do i have to get treatment?

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Below: Symptoms of eye floaters may include:
•Spots in your vision that appear as dark specks or knobby, transparent strings of floating material
•Spots that move when you move your eyes, so when you try to look at them, they move quickly out of your visual field
•Spots that are most noticeable when you look at a plain bright background, such as a blue sky or a white wall
•Spots that eventually settle down and drift out of the line of vision

When to see a doctor

Contact an eye specialist promptly if you notice:
•Many more eye floaters than usual
•A sudden onset of new floaters
•Flashes of light
•Darkness on the sides of your vision (peripheral vision loss)

These painless symptoms could be caused by a retinal tear, with or without a retinal detachment — a sight-threatening condition that requires immediate attention.

Question 9

how long before treatments are available for eye floaters ?

Accepted Answer

Long time: There is nothing good on the horizon unfortunately.

Question 10

why black eye floaters seen after i-lasik  and can they go away completely without treatmeni in how much time?

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Get your eye dilated: Floaters can be a sign of serious eye problems, including retinal detachment. Go see your eye doctor, and have your eye dilated. Floaters may take weeks or months to disappear. There are a few surgeons who will do floater removal surgery if the floaters are constant and don't go away on their own.

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What kind of pills or treatment can somebody get for eye floaters?

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Is there any research going on anywhere for treatment of eye floaters?

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I have eye floaters. annoying to stay with it. wondering if there's any treatment and if any tips on slowing growth?

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Has anyone ever had laser yag treatment for his eye floaters?

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Is there anything promising currently in clinical development in terms of an injectable enzyme for treatment of eye floaters? ocriplasmin seems to be a step in the right direction, albeit indirectly.

A member asked:

I've been having these things called eye floaters for more than 5 months. i see a lot of them,especially on bright areas such as the sky or a bright light. can i go blind from the eye floaters? do they go away naturally or do i have to get treatment?

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How long before treatments are available for eye floaters ?

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