An Optometrist Debunks: What Are Eye Floaters? | Warby Parker

Dr. Jodh Sidhu, an optometrist at Warby Parker in Chicago, dispels myths and confusion about a common—and annoying!—issue: eye floaters. (You know, those little spots that sometimes disrupt your vision.) He’ll tell us why eye floaters happen, if you can cure or treat them, and how to know when to see a doctor about them.

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[spritkaur]

I have had my eye checkup twice and both the dr's have said that my eyes are fine and you need to just ignore..The more I notice these floaters the more I can see them changing shapes and sizes
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[RaviYadav-rpot]

hey doc, what happens after PVD does eyes shrinks and no longer healthy

[jamielebron]

Hey Random question, do we see the same width in both eyes ?

[monicawilson]

Can you take vitamins or collagen to help with floaters

[haqsach]

I have no PVD not myopic but suddenly got bunch of floaters after taking ofloxacin antibiotics i was on highly mentally stress and anxiety don't know what cause it

[shekharmoona]

Does it happen more if you are dehydrated?

[Maxrc]

the longer you have eye floaters the more likely you are not to notice them mostly cuz they move to the bottom of eye in my experience

[skagerak_]

my eye doctor also told me my floaters will sink to the bottom eventually. That is 3 years ago and it is still there. Can you please explain how this process works? Not sure if I buy the gravity argument as it is floating inside the gel of the eye right? Thanks!

[sirbanny]

I have a couple, I have one that has one blurry spot but I've had it for about 3-4 years

[bdj]

They say ignore it, but it’s hard to
Ignore something right in front of
You swirling around all the time. And I don’t believe they sink down either, people have these for decades

[Spnc]

They have no idea what they are talking about ... Don't listen to them. Your brain doesn't turn them off, they destroy your life. This is debilitating condition. More optometrist and optomologists have go get this condition until they start taking it seriously and start working on a solution. Im so over cheap explanations like this, by people who want to have a youtube presence

[WatchmanforChrist]

I see hundreds and hundreds every day hahah. Got them checked, had a small retina issue. They are still here after being fixed and now I just pretend they are ships in the sky fighting each other.