The eye does not have a way to remove floaters, so you will have them as long as you live unless you do something about it.

If you look up at the sky on a clear day, you might notice little cobweb-like structures drifting across your field of vision ...

It is a common cause of floaters, and it is more likely in people who are diabetics, nearsighted, had eye surgery ... floaters can hamper sight. Then a vitrectomy may be necessary.

For some people, eye floaters are simply a nuisance ... But he cautions that if you opt for vitrectomy, you may need surgery to remove cataracts in the future. Authors of a 2021 report in the ...