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Visual floaters

Visual floaters: Introduction

Visual floaters: Spots or dots that move across the field of vision. See free access online books about Visual floaters below. See detailed information below for a list of 8 causes of Visual floaters, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Visual floaters:

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

See full list of 8 causes of Visual floaters

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Causes of Types of Visual floaters:

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

See full list of 3 types for Visual floaters

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Visual floaters

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Diagnostic Guides for Visual floaters

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Visual floaters from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Visual floaters. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Visual 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)
  • Vision loss
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Scotoma
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Vision loss
  • "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)
  • Vision loss
  • "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)
  • Vision loss
  • "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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Visual floaters: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Detailed list of causes of Visual floaters

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

See full list of 8 causes of Visual floaters

How Common are these Causes of Visual 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 Visual floaters. Of the 8 causes of Visual floaters that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 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 8 causes of Visual floaters

Conditions listing symptoms: Visual floaters:

The following list of conditions have 'Visual floaters' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • Retinal detachment ... dark spots seen in the visual field
  • Retinopathy ... dark spots in front of the eyes

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  • Causes of Visual floaters Based on Risk Factors

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

  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Visual floaters:

    Medical Conditions associated with Visual floaters:

    Blurred vision (729 causes), Visual problems (1962 causes), Impaired vision (1238 causes), Vision distortion (1651 causes)

    Symptoms related to Visual floaters:

    Blurred vision (729 causes), Tunnel vision (23 causes), Vision loss (515 causes), Vision symptoms (1965 causes), Eye symptoms (4112 causes), Normal ageing, Posterior uveitis, Retinal detachment (39 causes), Retinopathy (17 causes), Trauma to the eye, Uveitis (21 causes), Vitreous haemorrhage

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