After age 65, you can expect to lose about 5 percent of the vitreous fluid in your eyeball each year. When you lose that fluid, little particles that would be normally pinned in place because of the pressure begin to float. That's what causes those usually harmless black-dot floaters that you may see dancing in your vision. Any change or sudden increase in floaters may also be a sign of a serious retinal problem. Call your eye doctor right away.
After age 65, you can expect to lose about 5 percent of the
vitreous fluid in your eyeball each year. When you lose that fluid,
little particles that would be normally pinned in place because of
the pressure begin to float. That's what causes...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:After age 65, you can expect to lose about 5 percent of the vitreous fluid in your eyeball each year. When you lose that fluid, little particles that would be normally pinned in place because of the pressure begin to float. That's what causes those usually harmless black-dot floaters that you may see dancing in your vision. Any change or sudden increase in floaters may also be a sign of a serious retinal problem. Call your eye doctor right away.
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