FORT MYERS, Fla. — Nd:YAG laser treatment for symptomatic vitreous floaters was efficacious in a retrospective study done here. “Laser treatment in my hands was efficacious at a rate of about 85%.

Symptomatic degenerative vitreous floaters may have a negative effect on patients’ health-related quality of life, a study found. A questionnaire survey measuring the time trade-off and standard ...

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 ...

YAG laser vitreolysis effectively treated symptomatic vitreous floaters, according to a report published in the September issue of JAMA Ophthalmology. Posterior vitreous detachment occurs in 65% of ...

In most clinical practices, floaters related to a posterior vitreous detachment are a common patient concern, especially in those with advancing age. Fortunately, floaters often become less ...

Q. My left eye recently started having a lot of annoying "floaters." My ophthalmologist said the eye is healthy and that this condition is common as we age. Even so, would better nutrition help them ...

“Floaters” and flashes are a common sight for many people. Floater is a catchall term for the specks, threads, or cobweb-like images that occasionally drift across the line of vision. Flashes are ...

Eye floaters (myodesopsias) emerge as a consequence of opacities developed in the vitreous fluid of the eye. The fibers in the vitreous create shadows on the retina and these shadows are called ...

Vitreous floaters are microscopic clumps of collagen fibres in the vitreous that cast shadows on the retina, appearing as floaters. The most common cause of vitreous floaters is posterior vitreous ...