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.

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.

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

I had a checkup with my optometrist soon after, and she said there were no major issues with my eye ... been so bothered by floaters that they have undergone surgical vitrectomy.

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 ...