Causes of Eye Floaters

So you are noticing eye floaters and your question is... where did these annoying specks come from? The answer is probably more complex than you're expecting to hear. The actual process of developing eye floaters is very long and occurs with the interaction of many factors - most that I will discuss here shortly.

Believe it or not, the #1 cause of developing eye floaters is simply by having an unhealthy lifestyle. What do we mean by this?

If you smoke, drink a lot of alcohol, are overweight or simply live in a polluted city you are harming your body's overall health. For one reason or another this might have contributed directly or indirectly to your development of eye floaters.

Smoking is the main cause of developing eye floaters. When you smoke, you are introducing hundreds of dangerous chemicals to your body. Some of these are known to affect the blood's circulation into some parts of the body including the eyes. With less blood, the eye's capacity to regenerate and strengthen is reduced.

To truly understand eye floaters causes, you have to realize how they got in your eye in the first place.

The vitreous is a jelly-like substance. At one point in your life, some of it actually detaches and becomes more dense, giving that part of the substance a darker appearance. Then it just freely floats in your vitreous.

Anything that weakens your eyes including bad nutrition and smoking is a likely eye floaters cause.

Not sleeping 8 hours every night can also cause undue strain on your eyes. Your eyes need rest, and lots of it. It's no secret why your eye floaters are worse after a sleepless night. Sleep a lot!

Anxiety is a leading cause of eye floaters as well. If you have a lot of stress, you might affect your blood pressure ultimately resulting in small vitreous detachments otherwise known as eye floaters.

Remember to visit your doctor. Remember the eye floaters cure is right around the corner. However, developing floaters might be the result of a more serious underlying condition.

After you have visited your local ophtalmologist and you have ruled out the possibility of a serious eye condition, your best bet is to probably learn how to live with them.