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Eye floaters

2019-03-29 05:46:38
I started with one floater in left eye within a month I have been seeing plenty of them specially the strings in sunlight. My retina examination is normal. What could be the cause. What should I do?
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Hello Floaters are benign and don't need treatment Only way to get rid of them is to avoid them Just get regular retina examination done

Answered2019-03-29 11:05:01

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Floaters are usually nonpathological.please learn to omit them since your retina is ok hence you need not to worry. If you are a regular computer user then  you are likely to develop computer vision syndrome which maygive ypu an impression of increased problem.

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