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Removing floaters with Laser

Removing floaters with Laser

Large series finds floater removal usually effective with very few complications Many vitreo-retinal surgeons avoid “floater” surgery because the risks of vitrectomy (extraction of the vitreous by surgery) often seem to outweigh the benefit of removing what are usually thought of as minor visual disturbances. “Floaters” or “Mouches Volantes” are small dark spots, patches or thread-like structures in the field of view, which shift in a characteristically scurrying manner along with the line of sight, performing slow-swinging movements around a…

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