Eye floaters?

Question

We (my son and I) just came back from the eye doctor and he has eye floaters. I need more information.

What are they?
Where do they come from?
What causes them?
What gets rid of them?
Are they dangerous?
How did they get there?
Are they heredity?
What next?

Any help will greatly be appreciated!

Answer 1

Well, Brenda, I am an eye doc, so here goes...
Floaters are usually caused by some embryonic remnants in the vitreous and are generally harmless. They are not dangerous.
However, there are a few conditions in which they become significant.
1. High myopia - If your son is using thick minus glasses, the floaters could be an indication of a vitreous detachment which can cause a retinal tear. This is not seen in children usually and develops in adult life. (How old is your son?). If he is a high myope, he needs a detailed examination of his retina.
2. If he has had any history of trauma to the eye.. like a ball hitting the eye,,, even if its years back. Again, needs a detailed retinal examination to rule out a retinal tear.
3. Diabetes- diabetics can have small vitreous hemorrhages which appear as floaters.
4. Associated decreased vision/redness/photophobia - could be a posterior uveitis, where the floaters are due to an inflammation of the vitreous.

All these are rather rare and if your eye doctor has already seen your son and if its just embryonic remnants, you have nothing to worry about. They sometimes move away from the visual axis and cease to be symptomatic as time goes by. And like I said, they dont need any treatment.

p.s. thanx for answering my question !

Answer 2

I'm 53 and had developed eye floaters about 4 or 5 years ago. The doctors told me that they're harmless, but whoever has had them knows how annoying they are. They also said that I could have them "burned off" with laser surgery, but there was no way I was going to "burn" anything off my eyes! So I kind of accepted that my floaters were there to stay.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Yes, you have an eye floater. There is no cure unless you have a really bad case with a lot of big ones. It takes a surgery called a vitrectomy where they suck out the fluid of your eye. But they would never do it for just one floater. Too risky.

Answer 5

Floaters are debris that are suspended in the thick gel that fills the eye (Vitreous Humor)

They may be of embryonic origin or from normal deterioration of the retina or that thick gel..

Anything that can get in the gel is a floater.

They typically don't cause any problems and there is usually no need for treatment. However, treatments are available for severe cases.

If this is a concern to you, contact your optometrist and discuss this.

Answer 6

Floaters are harmless strands of collagen or remnants of fetal veins. The only way to get rid of them is a surgery called a vitrectomy, where the surgeon removes the vitreous humor (the jelly-like substance in the eye) and replaces it with artificial vitreous.

Answer 7

floaters are white bloods cells that probably got there (their ancesters), during embryonic development. They are harmless.
Getting rid of them is not necessary. it would probably entail removing the vitreous fluid and installing a substitute. No ophthalic surgeon would do it.They are not specifically hereditary. And probably everyone has them. They are lifelong. Leave alone and they will leave you in peace.
Dan.