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What can be done for a floater?
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GET EXAMINED!: A new or worse floater could indicate a serious retinal condition like a retinal tear or retinal detachment. As to what can be done for floaters, it depends on the cause. Get checked, preferably by a retina specialist.
Answered 4/20/2014
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Surgery and floaters: Vitrectomy works for bad floaters. Although it carries risks, it is associated with reasonably good outcomes to get rid of floaters. The reality is that most floaters are not serious enough to warrant a vitrectomy. Of the floaters that I have seen that are truly serious, most are associated with some other disease process like diabetes. Yag laser lysis is the other way.
Answered 12/10/2013
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I have had increase in number of eye floaters.What should I do?Please don't advice to ignore them or get my eye checked for retinal tears as its done.
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