Eye floaters (myodesopsias) ... At this stage, patients may experience a cobweb-like or multiple-string type floaters. During the melting process of the gel, ...

Eye floaters are not a sign of glaucoma, which typically causes gradual vision loss. ... Primary open-angle glaucoma is a type of glaucoma that does not usually cause early symptoms.

Mild floaters are a normal part of aging. Floaters that suddenly occur more often, won’t go away, or happen with other eye symptoms, may mean a serious problem.

There may be cause for concern if new floaters appear all at once, out of nowhere—especially if you are over 45 years of age. The retina can tear if the shrinking vitreous gel pulls away from the wall ...

The eye does not have a way to remove floaters, so you will have them as long as you live unless you do something about it. As your optometrist said, they don’t bother most people; ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a transparent floater in one eye that stays in the same general area. I went to an optometrist who dilated and took retinal photos of that eye, and they saw nothing. They just ...

Eye floaters can be unsettling, particularly when anxiety makes them feel like a bigger issue than they are. However, understanding what floaters are and teaching your mind to see them as ...

I had a checkup with my optometrist soon after, and she said there were no major issues with my eye. She said that my brain would adjust to the floater so I would not notice it as much. However, six ...