Treating Eye Floaters: Diet, Exercise & Vitreous Health

Eye floaters are often related to posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) or excess protein in the eye. Diet, specific vitamins, and herbal remedies offer natural ways to manage spots and floaters in both adults and children.

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Eye Floaters and Excess Protein

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Kathryn Meininger

By the time you reach a certain age, in your teens or early 20s, you will have most likely experienced floaters in your field of vision. Floaters are those tiny dots, strands and "cobwebs" of protein that drift in and out of view from time to time. Although they can be annoying, for the most part they are harmless.