FORT MYERS, Fla. — Nd:YAG laser treatment for symptomatic vitreous floaters was efficacious in a retrospective study done here. “Laser treatment in my hands was efficacious at a rate of about 85%.

SAN DIEGO -- Laser treatment for eye floaters fell short of expectations, as the intervention improved patient-perceived floater burden but not intraocular pressure (IOP) or visual acuity, a ...

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ...

Vitreous floaters are microscopic clumps of collagen fibres in the vitreous that cast shadows on the retina, appearing as floaters. The most common cause of vitreous floaters is posterior vitreous ...

Patients reported improvement in symptoms of eye floaters after treatment with a laser, according to a new study. Patients reported improvement in symptoms of eye floaters after treatment with a laser ...

The annoying but relatively harmless eye floaters many people experience can now be a thing of the past thanks to a new laser procedure being performed in Southern Utah. The Dixie Ophthalmic ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Eye floaters are a natural part of the aging process. The medical term is a "posterior vitreous detachment" and it occurs when the vitreous gel that fills the eye separates from ...

You’re staring at the sky on a sunny day when you notice, in the corner of your eye, a transparent squiggle floating slowly across the blue. You try and focus on it, but it eludes your glance, ...

YAG laser vitreolysis effectively treated symptomatic vitreous floaters, according to a report published in the September issue of JAMA Ophthalmology. Posterior vitreous detachment occurs in 65% of ...

Evidence-based recommendations on YAG laser vitreolysis for symptomatic vitreous floaters. This involves a special type of laser (YAG) firing short pulses of energy into the floaters, to break them up ...