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Eye floaters

Eye floaters: Introduction

Eye floaters: The appearance of floating objects in a persons vision. See free access online books about Eye floaters below. See detailed information below for a list of 9 causes of Eye floaters, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Eye floaters:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Eye floaters. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

See full list of 9 causes of Eye floaters

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Causes of Types of Eye floaters:

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Review causes of types of Eye floaters in more specific categories:

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Eye floaters Treatments

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Eye floaters

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Diagnostic Guides for Eye floaters

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Eye floaters from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Eye floaters. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Eye floaters

Medical Books Excerpts
  • EYE PAIN
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • SCOTOMA
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • EYE PAIN
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Eye pain
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Scotoma
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Scotoma
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Scotoma
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Eye Pain
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
  • Eye pain
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Eye pain
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Scotoma
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Scotoma
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • EYE PAIN
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

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Eye floaters: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

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Causes of Eye floaters listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Eye floaters as a symptom include:

See full list of 9 causes of Eye floaters
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Eye floaters:

Floaters; spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor or lens.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Eye floaters

The list below shows some of the causes of Eye floaters mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 9 causes of Eye floaters

How Common are these Causes of Eye floaters?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Eye floaters. Of the 9 causes of Eye floaters that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 8 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 9 causes of Eye floaters

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Causes of Eye floaters Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Eye floaters based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?

    What are the alternative names for Eye floaters:

    Musca volitans, Vitreous opacity, Vitreous floaters
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

    Classifications of Eye floaters:

    Subtypes of Eye floaters:

    Eyeball spots, Cotton wool spots

    Medical Conditions associated with Eye floaters:

    Blind spot (15 causes), Eye symptoms (4112 causes), Vision changes (1965 causes), Blurred vision (729 causes), Blindness (240 causes), Visual problems (1962 causes), Vision loss (515 causes), Impaired vision (1238 causes), Vision distortion (1651 causes)

    Symptoms related to Eye floaters:

    Eye pain (365 causes), Eye injury, Blurred vision (729 causes), Vision changes (1965 causes), Eye symptoms (4112 causes), Vitreous humor, Retina, Field of vision, Vitrectomy

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    Evidence Based Medicine Research for Eye floaters

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