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2. Wait—Why Are There Floaters in My Eyes? - AOL

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   Uveitis is a fancy word for eye diseases that cause redness and inflammation in the eye, usually in the middle layer, and Dr. Bert says it's another reason for floaters. There are several types ...

3. Floater - Wikipedia

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   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. [14]

4. Vitreous hemorrhage - Wikipedia

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   Even after treatment, it can take months for the body to clear all of the blood from the vitreous. [2] In cases of vitreous hemorrhage due to detached retina, long-standing vitreous hemorrhage with a duration of more than 2–3 months, or cases associated with rubeosis iridis or glaucoma , a vitrectomy may be necessary to remove the standing ...

5. Sympathetic ophthalmia - Wikipedia

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   Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO), also called spared eye injury, is a diffuse granulomatous inflammation of the uveal layer of both eyes following trauma to one eye. It can leave the affected person completely blind. Symptoms may develop from days to several years after a penetrating eye injury. It typically results from a delayed hypersensitivity ...

6. If You’re Seeing Eye Floaters or Flashes, Here’s What to Do ...

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   Floaters drift around your field of vision and dart away when you try to look at them directly, eventually settling at the bottom of your eye and out of your sightline. Floaters appear when the ...

7. I never knew about eye floaters until I woke up with lines ...

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8. Photopsia - Wikipedia

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   Peripheral (posterior) vitreous detachment occurs when the gel around the eye separates from the retina. This can naturally occur with age. However, if it occurs too rapidly, it can cause photopsia which manifests in flashes and floaters in the vision. Typically, the flashes and floaters go away in a few months.

9. Retinal detachment - Wikipedia

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   Retinal detachment is a condition where the retina pulls away from the tissue underneath it. [1] [2] [3] It may start in a small area, but without quick treatment, it can spread across the entire retina, leading to serious vision loss and possibly blindness. [4]