Re: Floaters (was 1907-2007.. who gets the credit for longevity ..?)

[Guest guest]

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> , oddly enough, in December 2005 during the holidays, I

> decided to look on the internet to learn about what might cause

> floaters in the eyes and how to get rid of them. [snip]

> I feel much healthier now than then, but I still have some floaters

Did you find any good information on what causes floaters?

The only thing I've come across is a summary of a Russian symposium

that mentioned research indicating calcium mobilization from bone

might be related, and that low calcium diets, especially low calcium

high phosphorus diets, might be connected by increasing bone

resorption. It seemed like the evidence was pretty limited.

Chris

[Guest guest]

--- Masterjohn <chrismasterjohn@...> wrote:

> Did you find any good information on what causes floaters?

I haven't read anything about floaters in the eyes recently. From

what I remember reading a couple of years ago, people with myopia

(near sightedness) are more prone to floaters and elevated blood

pressure may increase the risk of getting floaters. Apparently small

amounts of blood can leak into the eye and can indicate the beginnings

of a detached retina (which is also more common with myopia). My

vision is about 20/40, so I am slightly near sighted. My floaters

don't seem quite as bad as they used to be, but I still have enough of

them to be a little annoying. They are easiest to see against a

bright background. I remember seeing them as a child, but only a few

back then.

An ophthalmologist once told me many years ago that high fevers can

cause them. I had very high fever with the measles as a child. I've

read that some people have had a gradual improvement over time with

floaters as they change to a better diet, so I'm still hoping. I

think kombucha was one of the things that was supposed to help, but

I'm not sure why it would be beneficial.