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I see a lot of black floaters, had eye exam and ophthalmologist could not find anything wrong and said they would go away but they haven't for a year?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

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Floaters: It's all in your head, I mean your eyeballs. Floaters are cellular debris floating in your vitreous, the liquid in your eyeball between your lens and retina. Usually you don't do anything about them and they go away. Are you sure the ophthalmologist wasn't wearing blinders when he did a slit lamp exam on you?

Answered 5/7/2016

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A member asked:

I see a lot of black floaters, had eye exam and ophthalmologist could not find anything wrong and said they would go away but they haven't for a year?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Gordon answered

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