Floater
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floater-166-7156449
title:
Floater
text:
Floaters or eye floaters are sometimes visible deposits within the eye's vitreous humour, which is normally transparent, or between the vitreous and retina. They can become particularly noticeable when looking at a blank surface or an open monochromatic space, such as blue sky.
Each floater can be measured by its size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility. They are also called muscae volitantes, or mouches volantes. The vitreous usually starts out transparent, but imperfections may
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description:
Deposits within the eye's vitreous humour
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater
date created:
2003-02-05T22:35:04Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T18:30:17Z
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