visual floater

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Etiology

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

  • appearance of black or gray specks, strings or cobwebs (spots) that drift with eye movement
  • most noticeable when looking at a plain bright background, such as a blue sky or a white wall
  • spots eventually settle down & drift out of the line of vision

Management

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References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 16, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2012, 2018.
  2. Hollands H, Johnson D, Brox AC, Almeida D, Simel DL, Sharma S. Acute-onset floaters and flashes: is this patient at risk for retinal detachment? JAMA. 2009 Nov 25;302(20):2243-9 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19934426
  3. Mayo Clinic: Eye floaters http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eye-floaters/basics/definition/con-20033061
  4. National Eye Institute: Facts About Floaters http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/floaters/index.asp