What You Should Know About Eye Floaters

By Robin Westen

If you’ve experienced these annoying spots, you’re certainly not alone. About 70 percent of folks have the syndrome at some time in their lives. Around the age of fifty eye floaters become even more common. It’s usually nothing to worry about. Depending on its cause, your ophthalmologist can help you deal with the problem.

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Medication Minor cases of eye floaters can be cured easily with anti-inflammatory medicines, antibiotic drops or herbal extracts. If your condition is more severe, you may require surgery or laser treatment.

Surgery Eye floaters can be remedied by a procedure called a “virectomy”. It’s a type of eye surgery that treats disorders of the retina and vitreous tissue. The retina is the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye. The vitreous is the clear, jelly like substance that fills the middle of the eye. The vitreous is removed during vitrectomy surgery and usually replaced by a saltwater solution.

Lasers Brief outbursts of laser liquidate the vitreous deposits. However, some doctors advise against the treatment. In fact, after other laser surgery procedures patients often experience blurry vision and may notice small spots. It can occur as a result of laser burns on the retina, but these spots won’t move. Over time, however, they may gradually disappear.

Special Diet Research suggests a diet rich in magnesium and Vitamin C may help cure eye floaters. Fruits and vegetables such as lemon, broccoli and Kiwi are good choices. Caffeine reduction is also recommended.

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