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 The
VITREOUS is the thick, gel-like fluid that fills
up more than 75% of the inner volume of the eye.
As we get
older, the Vitreous gel begins to shrink and contract.
As the
Vitreous shrinks, the collagen protein inside it starts
to form clumps. These clumps are then known as Vitreous
Floaters, Ocular Floaters, or Eye Floaters.
The
shadows that these FLOATERS create on the retina
then cause symptoms of seeing spots, lines, or hazy
vision.
Many
eye specialists have told their patients that when
floaters occur, there is nothing that can be done and
the patient must simply learn to ignore them.
But
they're wrong!
Fortunately, there IS something that you can do
to about it! |
... Read the details below.
Eye Floaters can have devastating visual and emotional
consequences. All too often, doctors dismiss patients'
symptoms as unimportant or natural. Patients often describe
floaters as seeing bugs, strings, or unusual dark shapes in
their vision.
But here are
two critical and important
facts...
- People don't usually see their eye floaters
all day long, but only in
specific circumstances.
- Floaters are usually best seen against
homogenous, light-colored backgrounds, such as a
pale wall or
sky.
Why is that?
Floaters
are best seen against a pale wall or sky because:
- The pale background removes details
that would otherwise visually compete with the floaters.
- The light colored background creates
perfect contrast for the dark shadows created by the
floaters.
- But the most
important reason is not widely published or understood, yet
holds the secret to resolving most or all of the symptoms of
floaters!
But first, let's look at standard "therapies"...
- Surgical removal of the entire
Vitreous gel, including the floaters, can be done. But
this surgery is normally reserved for severe eye disease,
such as Retinal detachment, bleeding within the Vitreous
gel, or diabetic retinopathy. It's major surgery, and
carries the risk of internal infection of the eye, cataract
formation and retinal detachment. Surgically removing the
Vitreous gel for symptoms of floaters is therefore not
indicated unless the floaters are visually incapacitating.
- Yag Laser disruption of the
floaters is a procedure with lower risk than surgery. But it
has been found in multiple studies to be largely
ineffective. And lower risk doesn't mean no risk. There is a
small chance of bleeding or damage to the retina. In fact,
one of the risks is that the symptoms of floaters may
actually worsen following Yag laser.
- Wait and See - this isn't a
treatment at all, but rather the way in which floaters are
handled by most eye care specialists. Some floaters sink to
the bottom of the eye, where they cannot be seen, and thus
the symptoms resolve. And some people still see them, but
the symptoms grow less bothersome with time. Unfortunately,
for the majority of people, floaters remain for years,
sometimes just simply an annoyance, while in other people,
they can reduce clarity of central vision.
Remember that you
must see an eye doctor to diagnose that your symptoms are
ONLY due to floaters, and not other eye disease, such as
retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, vitreous
hemorrhage or others!
BUT THERE IS
HOPE!
Remember we said that there was one important
reason, frequently overlooked, as to why people see floaters in
some circumstances but not in others?
The answer lies in VISUAL DEFOCUS, and
here is how it works...
For floaters to be seen, the eyes have to
focus on a point, in the air, that lies in front of an object in
the distance. The perfect distance objects are pale blue skies
and lightly colored walls. But it has very little to do with the
color of the background.
For example, it is difficult to "focus" on
the sky. Unless there are clouds with lots of contrast (in which
case floaters are difficult to see), the person is actually
focused on a point in the air that is closer. Rather than the
image of the sky or wall being focused on the retina, it instead
lies in front of the retina, where it is not seen clearly.
This DEFOCUS of background image is
dramatically worsened by the irregularity of a deficient layer
of tears that rests on the cornea.
In
fact, when people blink, coating the cornea surface with a fresh
layer of tears, the floaters temporarily disappear!
Thus, a HEALTHY TEAR FILM minimizes the
effects of DEFOCUS, and thus, reduces the symptoms of floaters!
What is the TEAR
FILM, and how can you improve it?
Simple eyedrops don't work for more than a
minute or two. This is because they are made from salt water and
rapidly blinked away. But the moisture that coats the surface of
the eye actually consists of 3 distinct layers:
- An inner
MUCUS LAYER, that
acts like glue by holding the tears on the eye.
- A
SALTWATER LAYER in the
middle
- An
OUTER OILY layer that works
like a
vapor barrier by slowing
how fast the water can evaporate from the eye.
Only one product on the market addresses all
three tear layers. And just as importantly, the effects last for
hours!
If you read on, we're going to tell you about
an eye vitamin that will dramatically reduce the symptoms of
ocular floaters. |
