The Only Way To REMOVE Floaters (But Is It Safe?!?)--All About Vitrectomies

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Published 2024-05-25

For being considered a fairly benign condition, floaters can have MAJOR effects on quality of life; therefore their treatment/management should not be taken lightly. The management options range from observe/adapt (actually no treatment at all) to surgical removal. Today, we are focusing on the most invasive, yet successful, YET risky option--Vitrectomy.

A vitrectomy is the surgical removal of the vitreous gel, which is where floaters are located within the eye. Some of the big questions I'll answer today are "What is a vitrectomy?" "How successful does this procedure tend to be?" and "What are the potential risks involved?"

I'll also give an overview of what causes age-related floaters in the beginning, and why some may choose not to treat these due to the risks involved.

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All Comments (6)

@jackmcdowell3677 3 days ago

I just had a vitrectomy with success! I will have the other eye done in a few months.
@joebill3400 1 month ago

Successfully had it last year. Will probably do the other eye in the months to come.
@sunethsilva2720 1 month ago

Thanks doc how long vitractomy last usually with out having much complications.
@SANGANNAGOUDAPatil 21 days ago

Mam I really struggle the eye floaters for 3 years what to do retina is normal glucoma is fine vision is clear but disturbance my daily routine what do mam
@darioinfini 2 months ago

I've had floaters my whole life which have been steadily getting worse. Used to be I could only see them against plain settings like a blue sky but now it's just a constant moving constellation against any background. I talked to various doctors over the years about it; I was always mystified how they seemed to just ignore my complaints. One finally said yeah you can do a vitrectomy and I was like ha, yeah, nah. I was hoping there'd be a pill or eye drops or something reasonable. Yeah nah you're not sticking a needle in my eye and draining my eye juice GTFO LOL.