Many new floaters can sometimes appear suddenly. When this happens, it usually is not sight-threatening and requires no treatment. However, a sudden increase in floaters could mean that a part of ...

As many as 76 percent of us experience eye floaters, according to findings in the journal Survey of Ophthalmology. And while ...

While they’re usually completely harmless, Dr Ahmed says that if you experience a “sudden increase in the number of floaters” or lots of dark spots in your vision, you should get it checked out.

Vitreous floaters are a common ocular condition ... shockwave in the vitreous is about 110 µm,” Singh said. “If you increase the energy to 10 mJ, the shockwave only goes up to 220 µm.