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Does having high cholesterol makes eye floater become more disturbing?

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No relationship: There is no relationship between high cholesterol and eye floaters.

Answered 11/22/2012

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Dr. Keshav Narain answered

Specializes in Retinal Surgery

No. : Cholestrol can be a component of asteroid hyalosis. It is thought to be unrelated to circulating cholesterol levels. So eye floaters are not directly influenced by high cholesterol.

Answered 10/23/2017

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No: Floaters occur when the vitreous gel that fills the eye pulls away from the back part of the eye. The "gel's" protein strands become visible causing the floaters. A condition called asteroid hyalosis has calcium deposits in the vitreous that can contribute to floaters. In the majority of patients asteroid hyalosis is not even noticeable.

Answered 12/10/2013

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