Vitreous Floaters

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Lens, Berger's Space And Anterior Vitreous Fibers
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

Slit Lamp View Asteroid Hyalosis "Calcium Soaps" Attached To The Vitreous Fibers
Photography by Dr. H. D. Riley

Slit Lamp View Asteroid Bodies Can Be Very Large And Visually Distrubing To Patients
Photography by Dr. H. D. Riley

Asteroid Hyalosis Bodies As Seen Within Vitreous Body With A Retinal Camera or BIO
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

Slit Lamp View of The Above Patient's Vitreous.
Photography By H. D. Riley

The Yellow Apperance Of Asteroid Hyalosis Is Due To The Sclerosis And Yellowing Of The Crystalline Lens.
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

The Haziness Of The Retina Is Caused By Overlying Vitreous Cells Secondary To Active Toxoplasmosis. The Upper Left White Spot Is The Active Lesion.
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

The Arrow Points To Part Of An Encapsulated Toxocara Larvae.
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

Pseudophakic Patient: The Small Brownish Dots Are Pigment Granuals Seen In A Patient With Retinal Detachment "Shafer's Sign".
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

Larger View Of The Above Patient With Shafer's Sign.
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

Persistent Hyaloid Artery Extending From Nerve Head Into The Vitreous.
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

Persistent Hyaloid Artery Extending Into The Vitreous.
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

Persistent Hyaloid Artery Extending Into The Anterior Vitreous.
Photography By Dr. H. D. Riley

When you heard that someone had eye floaters ,or unfortunately, yourself also have floaters , but how the world look like in the eyes of patients with floaters ? After looking these pictures and you may understand.

There are certain situations in which floaters are serious, and that is if you get a whole bunch of new floaters all at once - that can be a sign of an impending retinal detachment. In that case you should see your eye doctor relatively quickly - within a day or two. Similarly, if you develop flashes of light in your eye - they almost look like little bolts of lightning off in the corner of your eye - that can be a sign of impending retinal detachment and again should lead you to see an eye doctor about the floaters.


Eye Problems: Are floaters in my vision a serious problem?

I recently had an eye exam and found I had a floater.  I had never heard of that before and decided to research it.  This video explains that it is a part of aging.

Floaters Explained -
Ophthalmologist Dr. Rex Hamilton at the UCLA Laser Refractive Center explains that Pam most likely has floaters, which are small clumps of cells inside the vitreous fluid of the eye.