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If average age of eye floaters is 65 then is 37 considered unusually young?

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Dr. Steven Chmielewski answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

No.: Floaters are common. At least 2 freshman in my med school class had them and they were 22. I noticed one when i was 32, although more common with age, they aren't exceptionally rare in young people.

Answered 6/19/2015

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If eye rubbing can cause floaters then wouldn't very young people have them as well and wouldn't they be more prevalent in people with allergies?

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21years Since childhood I've floaters in front of my eyes with excellent sight. They only appear when I look at something very bright such as snow. Also at the age of 12 I hit my forehead hard and I wanna know this from an injury or must it be so?

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