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Most floaters are the result of bits of cells that remain in the vitreous humor after birth and float around when the vitreous becomes more liquified later in life.
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The central cavity of the eye is filled with a gel-like substance called the vitreous humor. Floaters are small clumps of cells, pigment, and or gel matrix, which "float" inside the vitreous . Floaters may appear as small specks or clouds moving in front of your vision.
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Vitreous humour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The vitreous humour (British spelling) or vitreous humor (US spelling) is the clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball of humans and other vertebrates. It is o...
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Floater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. They may be of embryonic origin or acquired ...
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But to remove these eye floaters, the entire vitreous humor of your eye is drained and replaced by a salt water solution. In successful operations, the patient notices no difference in vision through the new vitreous mass and can enjoy the absence of eye floaters.
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www.howtodothings.com/health-and-fitness/a4444-how-to-u...
www.howtodothings.com/health-and-fitness/a4444-how-to-understand-eye-floaters.html
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One of main reasons for blurred vision is presence of floaters or deposits of various sizes, shape and consistency on otherwise transparent vitreous humor of eye. Eye Floaters. ... The deposits on the retina that cause the visibility of floaters could be the result of the degenerative changes within the vitreous humor,
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www.buzzle.com/articles/eye-floaters.html
www.buzzle.com/articles/eye-floaters.html
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Floaters are pieces of arteries or organs that have died, broken off from the organ/artery, and somehow found there way into the Vitreous humor. Floaters look like transparent blobs or strings, and one often sees them after looking at a bright light.
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www.sfds.net/Academics/Student_Projects/2001-2002/8th_Grade_Cow_Eye_Dissection/vitreoushumor1_w.html
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grossly obvious, as in the synovial fluid, the vitreous humor, ... Collagen fibrils aggregate 'naturally' in aging vitreous, giving rise to 'floaters', especially disturbing in persons with myopia, and affecting large numbers of elderly people. At the same time, the vitreous partly liquefies, particularly in the central regions.
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www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/hyaluronan/HA02/HA02E.html
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As mentioned above, posterior vitreous detachments or PVDs are common causes of vitreous floaters. Far less commonly, these symptoms can be associated with retinal tears or detachments that may be linked to PVDs.
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www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/spotsfloats.htm
www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/spotsfloats.htm
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