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Floaters
Floaters are transparent shapes that can sometimes seen floating in the visual field and are due to deposits in the fluid of the eye. They can be normal or a sign of disease.
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A 53-year old male asked:
Some Dr.'s say that floaters go away in time, some say they don't . Which one is it?
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A 37-year old asked:
What makes floaters?
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A 21-year old female asked:
do floaters appear in day light?
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A 37-year old asked:
Are having "floaters" dangerous?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can the wrong perscription give floaters?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it bad to have floaters at a young age?
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A 53-year old asked:
Is there a natural way to get rid of floaters?
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A 40-year old asked:
is it ok to drive at night in city if floaters?
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A 31-year old asked:
How come I get floaters when looking at the sky?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Why can I see floaters in front of walls or sky?
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A member asked:
Why is there no medical injection to cure floaters ?
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A 45-year old asked:
How many people have the translucent type of floaters?
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A 29-year old asked:
What causes floaters and are they dangerous or warning signs?
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A 42-year old asked:
What may cause someone to see an increase of floaters/spot things?
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A 47-year old asked:
Do you think there will be a way to cure floaters without surgery?
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A 45-year old asked:
Not able to see near objects nor far objects clearly due to floaters?
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A 29-year old asked:
What can be causing me to constantly see a bunch of floaters in my vision?
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A member asked:
I have been experiencing floaters with my vision that started appearing for a week. Is this a serious problem?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Taking plaquenile since May 2013, seeing very tiny black floaters at least twice a day for past two weeks, should I be concerned?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have recently developed a lot of clear floaters, but they seem to change all the time, i feel like i never see the same one twice. should i worry?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Hi Doc. I would like to know, is there any natural ways(treatment)to cure floaters? And does it possible, floaters will dissapeared by itself? Thanks!
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A 31-year old asked:
Can floaters be aspirated?
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A 38-year old asked:
How long will blood floaters to heal?
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A 29-year old asked:
How to improve my bad eyesight`from floaters?
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A 35-year old asked:
Worsening vision of past few months? More floaters.
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A 29-year old asked:
What do you call these white floaters in your vision?
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A 32-year old asked:
Are there remedies to floaters in my field of vision?
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A 31-year old asked:
Weird change in vision? BIG fields of floaters at night.
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A 43-year old asked:
Floaters and "glitter" in my peripherals, is that normal?
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A 35-year old asked:
Worsening vision of past few months. Why so many floaters?
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