Eye floaters are tiny, shadowy shapes that slide across your vision. They are usually harmless, although annoying and occasionally an early sign of an eye problem. Learning why they happen and how to ...
As many as 76 percent of us experience eye floaters, according to findings in the journal Survey of Ophthalmology. And while some of us are barely bothered by the dots, squiggles and specks that drift ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 67-year-old male with generally good vision. I have had a few floaters in my eyes over the years, but they have generally been small and have not significantly affected my ...
BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Euretina congress, Paulo-Eduardo Stanga, MD, speaks in favor of treating vitreous floaters and opacities. Patients with vitreous floaters ...
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Low-dose atropine drops showed potential as a noninvasive alternative for managing vitreous floaters, a small retrospective study suggested. A majority of patients who completed ...
TikTok users claim that a few excruciating drops of Jimerito raw honey applied to the eyes can rid them of floaters -- the dark dots that cloud vision -- and even clear glaucoma and cataracts. Oh, ...
Eye floaters, while often harmless, can signal serious underlying conditions such as uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, eye infections, or retinal detachment. These issues cause inflammatory cells or ...
In conjunction with World Sight Day on Oct 9, we take a look this rare, but potentially blinding eye condition.
A long time ago, my kids taught me that the importance of pain depends upon whether you are the one giving it or the one receiving it. As surgeons, and the ones who often create pain, we should be ...
Have you noticed a tiny dark spot or threads while looking at the sky or a white wall, that just floats over your vision?