Jul 2, 2024 · As you age, the vitreous — a jelly-like material inside your eyes — liquifies and contracts. When this happens, microscopic collagen fibers in the vitreous tend to clump …

Eye Floaters (Myodesopsias) Eye floaters happen when your vitreous humor (fluid) changes its thickness. This causes you to see squiggly lines or threads. Floaters usually happen as we get …

Oct 23, 2024 · Most people find floaters annoying, but they rarely interfere with vision unless the floater is large or dense. Some people also see light flashes if the vitreous tugs on the retina.

Dec 10, 2025 · You usually notice floaters when looking at something plain, like a blank wall or a blue sky. As we age, our vitreous starts to thicken or shrink. Sometimes clumps or strands …

Dec 4, 2024 · Floaters usually happen because of normal changes in your eyes. As you age, tiny strands of your vitreous (the gel-like fluid that fills your eye) stick together and cast shadows …

What causes eye floaters? Eye floaters are most commonly a result of normal aging-related changes in the vitreous gel. As we get older, an acute development of a big central floater is a …

Mar 6, 2025 · Floaters form when the vitreous humor — a clear, gel-like substance that fills the center of the eye — shrinks with age, creating clumps that cast shadows on the retina. These …

Complete separation of the vitreous leads to an increase in floaters, which may last for years. However, traction on the retina may create a hole (retinal tear), and if fluid leaks behind the …

Aug 7, 2025 · Doctors explain if eye floaters are normal, causes, symptoms, and prevention, plus when to see a doctor about eye floaters.

Our past inability to properly evaluate the structural changes within the vitreous body and their effect on visual function has hampered our willingness to consider vitreous floaters as a disease.