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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Atropine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Atropine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Research" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Research"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Research</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Research-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Epidemiology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Epidemiology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Epidemiology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Epidemiology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_other_animals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_other_animals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>In other animals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_other_animals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%84%EB%AC%B8%EC%A6%9D" title="비문증 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="비문증" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%A4%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%BE_%D6%83%D5%B8%D6%83%D5%B8%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Ապակենման մարմնի դեստրուկտիվ փոփոխություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ապակենման մարմնի դեստրուկտիվ փոփոխություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1" title="प्लवमान पिंड – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="प्लवमान पिंड" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%C5%A1ice_(oko)" title="Mušice (oko) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Mušice (oko)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augngrugg" title="Augngrugg – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Augngrugg" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" 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href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA_(%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6)" title="العوامات (مرض) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="العوامات (مرض)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater" title="Floater – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Floater" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasvochttroebeling" title="Glasvochttroebeling – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Glasvochttroebeling" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscas_volantes" title="Moscas volantes – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Moscas volantes" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscae_volitantes" title="Muscae volitantes – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Muscae volitantes" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Мушки летающие – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Мушки летающие" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Floater_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Floater (disambiguation)">Floater (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Medical condition</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox ib-medical-condition"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background:#ccc">Floater</th></tr><tr style="background-color: #f8f9fa;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Simulated_floaters.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Simulated_floaters.jpg/220px-Simulated_floaters.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Simulated_floaters.jpg/330px-Simulated_floaters.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Simulated_floaters.jpg/440px-Simulated_floaters.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="1271" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Computer_graphics" title="Computer graphics">Simulated image</a> of separated, unclumped floaters against a blue sky</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Medical_specialty" title="Medical specialty">Specialty</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ophthalmology" title="Ophthalmology">Ophthalmology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Optometry" title="Optometry">optometry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Differential_diagnosis" title="Differential diagnosis">Differential diagnosis</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Migraine_aura" class="mw-redirect" title="Migraine aura">Migraine aura</a><sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_Hollands_pp._431–431_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnson_Hollands_pp._431–431-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Floaters</b> or <b>eye floaters</b> are sometimes visible deposits (e.g., the shadows of tiny structures of protein or other cell debris projected onto the retina) within the <a href="/wiki/Human_eye" title="Human eye">eye</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Vitreous_humour" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitreous humour">vitreous humour</a> ("the vitreous"), which is normally transparent, or between the vitreous and retina.<sup id="cite_ref-Cline_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cline-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-facts_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They can become particularly noticeable when looking at a blank surface or an open <a href="/wiki/Monochromatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Monochromatic">monochromatic</a> space, such as blue sky. Each floater can be measured by its size, shape, consistency, <a href="/wiki/Refractive_index" title="Refractive index">refractive index</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Motility" title="Motility">motility</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cline_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cline-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are also called <i>muscae volitantes</i> (Latin for 'flying flies'), or <i>mouches volantes</i> (from the same phrase in French).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vitreous usually starts out transparent, but imperfections may gradually develop as one ages. The common type of floater, present in most people's eyes, is due to these <a href="/wiki/Degenerative_disease" title="Degenerative disease">degenerative</a> changes of the vitreous. The <a href="/wiki/Visual_perception" title="Visual perception">perception</a> of floaters, which may be annoying or problematic to some people, is known as <b>myodesopsia</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or, less commonly, as <i>myodaeopsia</i>, <i>myiodeopsia</i>, or <i>myiodesopsia</i>. It is not often treated, except in severe cases, where <a href="/wiki/Vitrectomy" title="Vitrectomy">vitrectomy</a> (surgery), <a href="#Laser_vitreolysis">laser vitreolysis</a>, and <a href="#Medications">medication</a> may be effective. </p><p>Floaters are visible either because of the <a href="/wiki/Shadow" title="Shadow">shadows</a> that imperfections cast on the <a href="/wiki/Retina" title="Retina">retina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-pamphlet_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pamphlet-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or because of the <a href="/wiki/Refraction" title="Refraction">refraction</a> of light that passes through them, and can appear alone or together with several others as a clump in one's <a href="/wiki/Visual_field" title="Visual field">visual field</a>. They may appear as spots, threads, or fragments of "cobwebs", which float slowly before the observer's eyes, and move especially in the direction the eyes move.<sup id="cite_ref-facts_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As these objects exist within the eye itself, they are not <a href="/wiki/Optical_illusion" title="Optical illusion">optical illusions</a> but are <a href="/wiki/Entoptic_phenomenon" title="Entoptic phenomenon">entoptic phenomena</a> (caused by the eye itself). They are not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Visual_snow" class="mw-redirect" title="Visual snow">visual snow</a>, which is similar to the <a href="/wiki/Noise_(video)" title="Noise (video)">static on a television screen</a>, although these two conditions may co-exist as part of a number of <i>visual disturbances</i> which include starbursts, trails, and <a href="/wiki/Palinopsia" title="Palinopsia">afterimages</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Signs_and_symptoms">Signs and symptoms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Signs and symptoms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Corps-flottant.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Corps-flottant.jpg/220px-Corps-flottant.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Corps-flottant.jpg/330px-Corps-flottant.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Corps-flottant.jpg/440px-Corps-flottant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1637" data-file-height="1240" /></a><figcaption>Artistic representation of a floater</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width: 210px; clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6e_m9iq-4Q">What are those floaty things in your eye? - Michael Mauser</a>, 4:04, <a href="/wiki/TED_(conference)" title="TED (conference)">TED-Ed</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Floaters are from objects in pockets of liquid within the <a href="/wiki/Vitreous_humour" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitreous humour">vitreous humour</a>, the thick fluid or gel that fills the eye,<sup id="cite_ref-spots_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spots-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or between the vitreous and the retina. The vitreous humour, or vitreous body, is a jelly-like, transparent substance that fills the majority of the eye. It lies within the vitreous chamber behind the lens, and is one of the four optical components of the eye.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, floaters follow the <a href="/wiki/Saccade" title="Saccade">rapid motions</a> of the eye, while drifting slowly within the pocket of liquid.<sup id="cite_ref-Alila_Medical_Media-2020_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alila_Medical_Media-2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When they are first noticed, the natural reaction is to attempt to look directly at them. However, attempting to shift one's gaze toward them can be difficult because floaters follow the motion of the eye, remaining to the side of the direction of gaze. Floaters are, in fact, visible only because they do not remain perfectly fixed within the eye. Although the blood vessels of the eye also obstruct light, they are invisible under normal circumstances because they are fixed in location relative to the <a href="/wiki/Retina" title="Retina">retina</a>, and the brain "tunes out" <a href="/wiki/Stabilized_images" title="Stabilized images">stabilized images</a> through <a href="/wiki/Neural_adaptation" title="Neural adaptation">neural adaptation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-facts_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Floaters are particularly noticeable when looking at a blank surface or an open <a href="/wiki/Monochromatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Monochromatic">monochromatic</a> space, such as blue sky. Despite the name "floaters", many of these specks have a tendency to sink toward the bottom of the eyeball, in whichever way the eyeball is oriented; the supine position (looking up or lying back) tends to concentrate them near the fovea, which is the center of gaze, while the textureless and evenly lit sky forms an ideal background against which to view them.<sup id="cite_ref-spots_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spots-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The brightness of the daytime sky also causes the eyes' pupils to contract, reducing the <a href="/wiki/Aperture" title="Aperture">aperture</a>, which makes floaters less blurry and easier to see. </p><p>Floaters present at birth usually remain lifelong, while those that appear later may disappear within weeks or months.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are not uncommon, and do not cause serious problems for most people.<sup id="cite_ref-Alila_Medical_Media-2020_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alila_Medical_Media-2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A survey of optometrists in 2002 suggested that an average of 14 patients per month per optometrist presented with symptoms of floaters in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, floaters are more than a nuisance and a distraction to those with severe cases, especially if the spots seem constantly to drift through the field of vision. The shapes are shadows projected onto the <a href="/wiki/Retina" title="Retina">retina</a> by tiny structures of <a href="/wiki/Protein" title="Protein">protein</a> or other cell debris discarded over the years and trapped in the vitreous humour or between the vitreous and retina. Floaters can even be seen when the eyes are closed on especially bright days, when sufficient light penetrates the eyelids to cast the shadows.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It is not, however, only elderly persons who are troubled by floaters; they can also become a problem to younger people, especially if they are <a href="/wiki/Myopia" title="Myopia">myopic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are also common after <a href="/wiki/Cataract" title="Cataract">cataract</a> or <a href="/wiki/Clear_lens_extraction" title="Clear lens extraction">clear lens extraction</a> operations or after trauma.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Floaters are able to catch and refract light in ways that somewhat blur vision temporarily until the floater moves to a different area. Often they trick persons who are troubled by floaters into thinking they see something out of the corner of their eye that really is not there. Most people come to terms with the problem, after a time, and learn to ignore their floaters. For persons with severe floaters it is nearly impossible to ignore completely the large masses that constantly stay within almost direct view.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the case of young people, particularly those under 35, symptomatic floaters are likely suspended within a posterior region of the eye known as the pre-macular bursa. Such floaters appear well-defined and usually bear the appearance of a 'crystal worm' or cobweb. Due to their proximity to the retina, the floaters have a significant effect on the visual field for patients. In addition, such floaters are often in the central visual axis as it moves with the intravitreal currents of the eye. Research on floaters of the pre-macular bursa is minimal, and safe treatment for patients with this disturbance that does not warrant major vitrectomy has yet to be discovered. Moreover, the cause and prognosis for such floaters also remains to be found. Some doctors suggest such floaters may resolve over time, should the floaters move away from the retina.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Causes">Causes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Causes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are various causes for the appearance of floaters, of which the most common are described here. </p><p>Floaters can occur when eyes age; in rare cases, floaters may be a sign of <a href="/wiki/Retinal_detachment" title="Retinal detachment">retinal detachment</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Retinal_tear" class="mw-redirect" title="Retinal tear">retinal tear</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NHSChoices_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHSChoices-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Alila_Medical_Media-2020_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alila_Medical_Media-2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vitreous_syneresis">Vitreous syneresis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Vitreous syneresis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vitreous syneresis (liquefaction) and contraction with age can cause vitreous floaters. Additionally, trauma or injury to the globe can cause them.<sup id="cite_ref-stat_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stat-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Alila_Medical_Media-2020_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alila_Medical_Media-2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vitreous_detachments">Vitreous detachments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vitreous detachments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vitreous_Floaters.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Vitreous_Floaters.jpg/220px-Vitreous_Floaters.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Vitreous_Floaters.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="274" /></a><figcaption>Weiss ring: a large, ring shaped floater that is sometimes seen if the vitreous body releases from the back of the eye</figcaption></figure> <p>As part of the normal human aging process the liquefied vitreous body loses support and contracts. This leads to <a href="/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment" title="Posterior vitreous detachment">posterior vitreous detachment</a> in which the <a href="/wiki/Vitreous_membrane" title="Vitreous membrane">vitreous membrane</a> is released from the sensory retina.<sup id="cite_ref-Alila_Medical_Media-2020_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alila_Medical_Media-2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this detachment, the shrinking vitreous can <a href="/wiki/Phosphene" title="Phosphene">stimulate the retina mechanically</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Alila_Medical_Media-2020_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alila_Medical_Media-2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> causing the patient to see random flashes across the visual field, sometimes referred to as "flashers", a symptom more formally referred to as <a href="/wiki/Photopsia" title="Photopsia">photopsia</a>. The ultimate release of the vitreous around the optic nerve head sometimes makes a large floater appear, usually in the shape of a ring ("Weiss ring").<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Posterior vitreous detachment is more common in people who: </p> <ul><li>are <a href="/wiki/Near-sightedness" class="mw-redirect" title="Near-sightedness">nearsighted</a>;</li> <li>have undergone <a href="/wiki/Cataract_surgery" title="Cataract surgery">cataract surgery</a> or <a href="/wiki/Clear_lens_extraction" title="Clear lens extraction">clear lens extraction</a>;</li> <li>have had <a href="/wiki/Nd:YAG_laser" title="Nd:YAG laser">Nd:YAG laser</a> surgery of the eye;</li> <li>have had inflammation inside the eye.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="Source isn't cited properly, and isn't sufficient enough. (March 2022)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retinal_Detachment">Retinal Detachment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Retinal Detachment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a complication of Vitreous Detachment part of the retina might be torn off by the departing vitreous membrane causing a <a href="/wiki/Retinal_detachment" title="Retinal detachment">retinal detachment</a>. A Retinal Tear may also allow fluid to leak behind the retina causing it to detach. This will often leak blood into the vitreous, which is seen by the patient as a sudden appearance of numerous small black dots or ribbons moving across the field of vision. Sometimes a gray curtain may appear to partially block vision in one eye. Retinal detachment requires immediate medical attention,<sup id="cite_ref-Alila_Medical_Media-2020_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alila_Medical_Media-2020-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as it can easily cause <a href="/wiki/Blindness" class="mw-redirect" title="Blindness">blindness</a>. Consequently, both the appearance of flashes and the sudden onset of numerous small floaters should be rapidly investigated by an eye care provider preferably a Retinal Ophthalmologist.<sup id="cite_ref-det_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-det-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regression_of_the_hyaloid_artery">Regression of the hyaloid artery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regression of the hyaloid artery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Hyaloid_artery" title="Hyaloid artery">hyaloid artery</a>, an artery running through the vitreous humour during the <a href="/wiki/Fetus" title="Fetus">fetal</a> stage of development, regresses in the third trimester of <a href="/wiki/Pregnancy" title="Pregnancy">pregnancy</a>. Its disintegration can sometimes leave cell matter.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_common_causes">Other common causes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other common causes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Patients with <a href="/wiki/Retinal_tear" class="mw-redirect" title="Retinal tear">retinal tears</a> may experience floaters if <a href="/wiki/Red_blood_cell" title="Red blood cell">red blood cells</a> are released from leaky blood vessels, and those with <a href="/wiki/Uveitis" title="Uveitis">uveitis</a> or vitritis, as in <a href="/wiki/Toxoplasmosis" title="Toxoplasmosis">toxoplasmosis</a>, may experience multiple floaters and decreased vision due to the accumulation of <a href="/wiki/White_blood_cell" title="White blood cell">white blood cells</a> in the vitreous humour.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other causes for floaters include <a href="/wiki/Cystoid_macular_edema" class="mw-redirect" title="Cystoid macular edema">cystoid macular edema</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asteroid_hyalosis" title="Asteroid hyalosis">asteroid hyalosis</a>. The latter is an anomaly of the vitreous humour, whereby <a href="/wiki/Calcium" title="Calcium">calcium</a> clumps attach themselves to the collagen network. The bodies that are formed in this way move slightly with eye movement, but then return to their fixed position.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diagnosis">Diagnosis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Diagnosis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Floaters are often readily observed by an ophthalmologist or an optometrist with the use of an <a href="/wiki/Ophthalmoscope" class="mw-redirect" title="Ophthalmoscope">ophthalmoscope</a> or <a href="/wiki/Slit_lamp" title="Slit lamp">slit lamp</a>. However, if the floater is near the retina, it may not be visible to the observer even if it appears large to the patient. </p><p>Increasing background illumination or using a pinhole to effectively decrease pupil diameter may allow a person to obtain a better view of his or her own floaters. The head may be tilted in such a way that one of the floaters drifts towards the central axis of the eye. In the sharpened image the fibrous elements are more conspicuous.<sup id="cite_ref-med_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-med-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The presence of retinal tears with new onset of floaters was surprisingly high (14%; 95% confidence interval, 12–16%) as reported in a meta-analysis published as part of the Rational Clinical Examination Series in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patients with new onset flashes and/or floaters, especially when associated with visual loss or restriction in the visual field, should seek more urgent ophthalmologic evaluation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Treatment">Treatment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Treatment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While surgeries do exist to correct for severe cases of floaters, there are no medications (including eye drops) that can correct for this vitreous deterioration. Floaters are often caused by the normal aging process and will usually become less bothersome as a person learns to ignore them. Looking up/down and left/right will cause the floaters to leave the direct field of vision as the vitreous humour swirls around due to the sudden movement.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If floaters significantly increase in numbers and/or severely affect vision, then one of the treatments below may be necessary. </p><p>As of 2017<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, insufficient evidence is available to compare the safety and efficacy of surgical vitrectomy with laser vitreolysis for the treatment of floaters. A 2017 <a href="/wiki/Cochrane_Library" title="Cochrane Library">Cochrane Review</a> did not find any relevant studies that compared the two treatments.<sup id="cite_ref-Kokavec_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kokavec-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aggressive marketing campaigns have promoted the use of laser vitreolysis for the treatment of floaters.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No strong evidence currently exists for the treatment of floaters with laser vitreolysis. The strongest available evidence comparing these two treatment modalities are retrospective case series.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surgery">Surgery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Surgery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Vitrectomy" title="Vitrectomy">Vitrectomy</a> may be successful in treating more severe cases.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vitro_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vitro-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The technique usually involves making three openings through the part of the <a href="/wiki/Sclera" title="Sclera">sclera</a> known as the <a href="/wiki/Pars_plana" title="Pars plana">pars plana</a>. Of these small gauge instruments, one is an infusion port to resupply a saline solution and maintain the pressure of the eye, the second is a fiber optic light source, and the third is a vitrector. The vitrector has a reciprocating cutting tip attached to a suction device. This design reduces traction on the retina via the vitreous material. A variant sutureless, self-sealing technique is sometimes used. </p><p>Like most invasive surgical procedures, however, vitrectomy carries a risk of complications,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including: retinal detachment, anterior vitreous detachment and macular edema – which can threaten vision or worsen existing floaters (in the case of retinal detachment). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Laser_vitreolysis">Laser vitreolysis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Laser vitreolysis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Laser vitreolysis is a possible treatment option for the removal of vitreous strands and opacities (floaters). In this procedure an ophthalmic laser (usually a <a href="/wiki/Yttrium_aluminium_garnet" title="Yttrium aluminium garnet">yttrium aluminium garnet</a> (YAG) laser) applies a series of <a href="/wiki/Nanosecond" title="Nanosecond">nanosecond</a> pulses of low-energy laser light to evaporate the vitreous opacities and to sever the vitreous strands. When performed with a YAG laser designed specifically for vitreolysis, reported side effects and complications associated with vitreolysis are rare. However, YAG lasers have traditionally been designed for use in the anterior portion of the eye, i.e. <a href="/wiki/Posterior_capsulotomy" class="mw-redirect" title="Posterior capsulotomy">posterior capsulotomy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iridectomy" title="Iridectomy">iridotomy</a> treatments. As a result, they often provide a limited view of the vitreous, which can make it difficult to identify the targeted floaters and membranes. They also carry a high risk of damage to surrounding ocular tissue. Accordingly, vitreolysis is not widely practised, being performed by very few specialists. One of them, John Karickhoff, has performed the procedure more than 1,400 times and claims a 90 percent success rate.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the <a href="/wiki/MedicineNet" title="MedicineNet">MedicineNet</a> web site states that "there is no evidence that this [laser treatment] is effective. The use of a laser also poses significant risks to the vision in what is otherwise a healthy eye."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medication">Medication</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Medication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Enzymatic vitreolysis has been trialed to treat <a href="/wiki/Vitreomacular_adhesion" title="Vitreomacular adhesion">vitreomacular adhesion</a> (VMA) and anomalous <a href="/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment" title="Posterior vitreous detachment">posterior vitreous detachment</a>. Although the mechanism of action may have an effect on clinically significant floaters, as of March 2015<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> there are no clinical trials being undertaken to determine whether this may be a therapeutic alternative to either conservative management or vitrectomy.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atropine">Atropine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Atropine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dropping low doses of atropine onto the eye dilates the pupil, thus reducing shadow formation on the retina by floaters.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Research">Research</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The VDM project aims to find an effective, low-risk treatment for floaters.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> So far, there have been studies using <a href="/wiki/Colloidal_gold" title="Colloidal gold">colloidal gold</a> or <a href="/wiki/Indocyanine_green" title="Indocyanine green">indocyanine green</a> (ICG) injected into the eye followed by a low-energy laser to target problematic floaters, and this has shown to be successful on vitreous opacities obtained during vitrectomy and in rabbits.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Epidemiology">Epidemiology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Epidemiology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A vitreous detachment typically affects patients older than the age of 50 and increases in prevalence by age 80. Individuals who are myopic or nearsighted have an increased risk of vitreous floaters. Additionally, eyes with an inflammatory disease after direct trauma to the globe or have recently undergone eye surgery have an increased chance of developing a vitreous floater. Men and women appear to be affected equally.<sup id="cite_ref-stat_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stat-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_other_animals">In other animals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: In other animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It has been theorized that non-human animals are capable of seeing floaters, as most mammals have anatomically similar eye structures to humans. However, floaters in animals are capable of damaging their vision. Animals with synchysis have an increased risk for retinal detachment and may also require surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_field_entoptic_phenomenon" title="Blue field entoptic phenomenon">Blue field entoptic phenomenon, alias Scheerer's phenomenon</a> – tiny bright dots moving quickly in the visual field.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocular_straylight" title="Ocular straylight">Ocular straylight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phosphene" title="Phosphene">Phosphene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotoma" title="Scotoma">Scotoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synchysis_scintillans" title="Synchysis scintillans">Synchysis scintillans</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Floater&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Johnson_Hollands_pp._431–431-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Johnson_Hollands_pp._431–431_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJohnsonHollands2011" class="citation journal cs1">Johnson, D.; Hollands, H. (2011-11-28). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291672">"Acute-onset floaters and flashes"</a>. <i>Canadian Medical Association Journal</i>. <b>184</b> (4). Canadian Medical Association: 431. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1503%2Fcmaj.110686">10.1503/cmaj.110686</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0820-3946">0820-3946</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMC (identifier)">PMC</a> <span class="id-lock-free" title="Freely accessible"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291672">3291672</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22125334">22125334</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Medical+Association+Journal&rft.atitle=Acute-onset+floaters+and+flashes&rft.volume=184&rft.issue=4&rft.pages=431&rft.date=2011-11-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC3291672%23id-name%3DPMC&rft.issn=0820-3946&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F22125334&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1503%2Fcmaj.110686&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=D.&rft.au=Hollands%2C+H.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC3291672&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFloater" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cline-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cline_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cline_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Cline D; Hofstetter HW; Griffin JR. <i>Dictionary of Visual Science</i>. 4th ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston 1997. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7506-9895-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-7506-9895-0">0-7506-9895-0</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-facts-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-facts_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-facts_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-facts_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nei.nih.gov/health/floaters/floaters">"Facts About Floaters"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/National_Eye_Institute" title="National Eye Institute">National Eye Institute</a></i>. October 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20220321181152/https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/floaters">Archived</a> from the original on March 21, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 8,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Eye+Institute&rft.atitle=Facts+About+Floaters&rft.date=2009-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nei.nih.gov%2Fhealth%2Ffloaters%2Ffloaters&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFloater" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Archived at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/wtDhOJJYkkU">Ghostarchive</a> and the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004142945/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtDhOJJYkkU">Wayback Machine</a>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtDhOJJYkkU">"Adult Eye Health: Mayo Clinic Radio (5 minutes in to 8 minute talk)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=Adult+Eye+Health%3A+Mayo+Clinic+Radio+%285+minutes+in+to+8+minute+talk%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DwtDhOJJYkkU&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFloater" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">From Greek <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130416052844/http://www.zeno.org/Pape-1880/A/%CE%BC%CF%85%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%B4%CE%B7%CF%82">μυιώδης</a> "fly-like" (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Myiodes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Myiodes (page does not exist)">Myiodes</a> was also the name of a fly-deterring deity) and ὄψις "sight."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pamphlet-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pamphlet_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">American Academy of Ophthalmology. "Floaters and Flashes: A Closer Look" (pamphlet) San Francisco: AAO, 2006. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-56055-371-5" title="Special:BookSources/1-56055-371-5">1-56055-371-5</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-spots-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-spots_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-spots_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071023070153/http://www.eyecaresource.com/conditions/eye-floaters/">"Eye floaters and spots; Floaters or spots in the eye"</a>. <a href="/wiki/National_Eye_Institute" title="National Eye Institute">National Eye Institute</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eyecaresource.com/conditions/eye-floaters/">the original</a> on October 23, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-02-01</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Eye+floaters+and+spots%3B+Floaters+or+spots+in+the+eye&rft.pub=National+Eye+Institute&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyecaresource.com%2Fconditions%2Feye-floaters%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFloater" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSaladin2012" class="citation book cs1">Saladin, Kenneth (2012). <i>Anatomy & Physiology: A Unity of Form and Function</i>. 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