{"id":6618,"date":"2025-05-22T08:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T07:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=6618"},"modified":"2025-05-22T08:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T07:53:31","slug":"what-are-eye-floaters-do-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=6618","title":{"rendered":"What Are Eye Floaters? do you\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eye Floaters: What to Know Floaters are small specks or squiggles that drift through your vision, often harmless and caused by age-related changes in the eye\u2019s vitreous gel. Common Causes: Aging, Nearsightedness, Diabetes, Post-cataract surgery. Warning Signs \u2013 See a Doctor If You Notice: Sudden increase in floaters, Flashes of light, A dark shadow in your vision, These can signal a retinal tear or detachment, which is an emergency. <\/p>\n<p>Treatment Options: Often, no treatment is needed, In severe cases: vitrectomy or laser therapy (rarely recommended due to risks) Tips to Manage Floaters: Move your eyes to shift floaters, Eat eye-healthy foods (omega-3, vitamin A, zinc), Avoid smoking, Get regular eye check-ups Bottom line: Floaters are usually harmless\u2014but stay alert to changes and seek help when needed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eye Floaters: What to Know Floaters are small specks or squiggles that drift through your vision, often harmless and caused by age-related changes in the eye\u2019s vitreous gel. Common Causes: Aging, Nearsightedness, Diabetes, Post-cataract surgery. Warning Signs \u2013 See a Doctor If You Notice: Sudden increase in floaters, Flashes of light, A dark shadow in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-random-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6619,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6618\/revisions\/6619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}