Vision Issues - Floaters
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Retina Associates, an eye care practice in Tucson, Arizona, treats various eye conditions including floaters and eye cancers. Floaters, caused by the shrinking of vitreous gel in the eye, are typically harmless but can be bothersome when numerous, prompting surgery in severe cases. Sudden appearance of floaters can signal serious issues such as retinal tears or detachment.
Vision Issues - Floaters
- 1. VISION ISSUES - FLOATERS Retina Associates
- 2. Introduction At Retina Associates, a major Tucson, Arizona- based eye care practice, Dr. Cameron Javid treats patients with conditions ranging in severity from floaters to eye cancers. Retina Associates operates two offices in Tucson and one in Green Valley. As people age, sometimes they notice small, blurry, and gray or black specks that appear in their fields of vision. These specks seem to “float” from place to place or dart away as a person attempts to focus on them. Floaters themselves are harmless and often go unnoticed until they manifest in multiples.
- 3. Floaters They’re caused when vitreous, a gel-like material that supports the eye’s shape, shrinks into strands that make shadows. The eye detects these shadows, and the brain interprets them as grayish smudges. Since floaters rarely cause any problems, doctors may recommend that they go untreated. However, when floaters significantly interrupt vision, patients may benefit from a special surgery to remove them. Rarely, sudden onset of floaters represents serious retina problems, including retinal tears or retinal detachment.