2007-09-13 18:34:06 · 9 answers · asked by free1 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I tend to see floaters once in a while. :)
Ron Kurtus' answer to this is:
Floaters are tiny clumps of material that are floating in the fluid inside the eye. Some are simply blood cells or parts of other cells that have gotten loose in the fluid. After middle age, the vitreous gel in the eye degenerates and forms microscopic clumps that float around in the eye.
The current in the fluid causes the floaters to move about. Although they are microscopic in size, their location between the lens of the eye and the retina magnifies their appearance in the field of vision.
2007-09-13 18:44:23 · answer #1 · answered by soft.flame 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-25 22:45:42 · answer #2 · answered by Georgia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Floater- A speck or small thread in the visual field, usually perceived to be moving, that are caused by minute aggregations of cells or proteins in the vitreous humor of the eye
2007-09-13 18:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mz_Monroe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what the eye doc called it now its been 2 yrs since I asked the same question but he said it was caused by allergies. I do remember that much.
2007-09-13 18:41:28 · answer #4 · answered by christina h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lacrymal fluid .
2007-09-13 18:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our eye lids.
2007-09-13 18:36:54 · answer #6 · answered by Gottaloveher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its pee.. oops.. I thought you said "drink"
2007-09-13 18:38:31 · answer #7 · answered by neverdugdisco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tears, baby...
2007-09-13 18:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by ivyqp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh?
2007-09-13 18:36:44 · answer #9 · answered by Shit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋