What Are Floaty Things In Eyes?

 

Hey friends, so in today's blog let us explore these tiny blobs known as the floaters and see what causes them...

Some of us notice a few tiny translucent worm-like blobs swimming across our field of vision as we get older, and it's possible you're seeing them right now while darting your eyes. When you try to focus on them, though, they seem to vanish, only to reappearance when you shift your eyes.

These slightly curved lines or spots are known as eye floaters; technically, they're termed museque volentantes, which means "flying flies" in Latin. But, before you worry and start scratching your eyes, know that what you're seeing in your eyes aren't worms, flies, or any other live creatures, but rather a technological defect or biological fault.

Yes, these floaters are tiny objects that 

cast a shadow on the retina which is the light-sensitive, tissue responsible for receiving and organizing visual information. I understand your confusion; but how did these microscopic things get into the eyeball in the first place?

Floaters, on the other hand, are made of items already existing in your eyeballs, such as red blood cells, protein clumps, and tissue fragments, which float in the vitreous humor, the gel-like liquid that fills the eyeballs, and drifts along when you move your eyes.

As a result, worms appear in your eyes, and the closer they go to the retina, the clearer they become. However, the crucial question is what produces these floaters.

CAUSES:

Well, there are a variety of reasons for their appearance, the most prevalent of which is age. Corneal cells renew in the same way as skin cells do. As a result, these cells emerge from the cornea's interior tissues and drain away. They have a tendency to float in the aqueous humor (the liquid material that fills the area behind your cornea) and hinder the usual passage of light into the eye while swimming in this liquid pool. Adults over the age of 50 commonly see hazy grey things as a result of this blockage.

Apart from these age-related difficulties, another cause of floaters is changing in the jelly-like material vitreous humor, which begins to shrink and break down, forming clumps that cast a shadow on the retina. If your eyes have been wounded or irritated, or if you are nearsighted, diabetic, or have undergone cataract surgery, you are more prone to experience floaters.

Although floaters are normally harmless and our brain learns to ignore them, they can be annoying. However, if you find enormous floaters obstructing your vision, it might be an indication of a more serious condition, so consult your doctor right once.

RANDOM FACT:

What if I told you that Eye floaters can be so thick and numerous that they can damage a person's eyesight in some situations. Yes, the person will need to have a procedure known as a "Vitrectomy" in this scenario.

The vitreous gel in the eye is removed and replaced with a Saline solution in this procedure. 

Hope you learned something new today until next time Goodbye and take care.