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=Retinal Damage Warning= | ==Retinal Damage Warning== | ||
If you have new bright or black spots in your vision that don't move around, this could be a medical emergency and you should call your [[optometrist]] on-call number '''immediately''', or go to your local immediate care center or emergency room for examination. Do not assume this is a harmless floater. | If you have new bright or black spots in your vision that don't move around, this could be a medical emergency and you should call your [[optometrist]] on-call number '''immediately''', or go to your local immediate care center or emergency room for examination. Do not assume this is a harmless floater. | ||
=True Floaters= | ==True Floaters== | ||
Floaters are spots in the vision that move around as you move your eye. These are usually harmless tangles of collagen in the [[vitreous humor]] of the [[eyeball]]. You should have new floaters inspected by your optometrist as they can be signs of more serious eye conditions, such as a [[vitreous detachment]] which is a risk factor for [[retinal detachment]]. | Floaters are spots in the vision that move around as you move your eye. These are usually harmless tangles of collagen in the [[vitreous humor]] of the [[eyeball]]. You should have new floaters inspected by your optometrist as they can be signs of more serious eye conditions, such as a [[vitreous detachment]] which is a risk factor for [[retinal detachment]]. | ||
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Typically your [[optometrist]] will monitor your floaters without treatment, but there are treatments available for some floaters if they are impeding your ability to focus. | Typically your [[optometrist]] will monitor your floaters without treatment, but there are treatments available for some floaters if they are impeding your ability to focus. | ||
==Natural Treatment== | |||
Floaters may go away on their own. They can drift down out of the visual field, or the visual cortex can learn to filter them out so you don't see them under most circumstances. | |||
There have been a couple studies on treating floaters with pineapple<ref>http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/jas150419/03_34649jas150419_17_30.pdf</ref> and other fruit enzymes<ref>https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/5901</ref>. This has not yet been widely reproduced, but is an available option for knowledgeable self-experiment. | |||
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[[Category:Eye conditions]] | [[Category:Eye conditions]] | ||