Flies before the eyes: causes and treatment

Flies before the eyes - a symptom that often appears in people of different ages. Most suffer from it are middle-aged patients who work a lot in front of a computer or drive a car. So that you know what to do when you notice this problem, let's analyze what kind of a symptom it is, what diseases it can be associated with, and what treatment it requires.

Definition of a symptom

Flies before the eyes (strings, spiderlets, asterisks) - a sign of destruction of the vitreous body.They represent small opacities. When light passes through the vitreous, the retina reacts to the presence of such opacities and displays them in the form of small flies. They are more visible on a light background with good daylight or artificial light. But in the dark, with poor lighting conditions, they can be almost invisible.

There is a similar symptom more often in people over 40 years of age.However, in recent years it has become increasingly apparent in young patients.

Over time, a person's perception of this symptom may change. Some people with age, the number of turbidity increases, they are combined into larger structures. Other flies cease to disturb - in due course patients can even cease to notice them without elimination of the defect of the vitreous body. The development of a symptom depends on individual factors in each case.

Causes

In most cases, the destruction of the vitreous humor, in which the appearance of flies in front of the eye, is a common aging process, not requiring special treatment.In such cases, it does not threaten the sight of a person. This feature is observed at the age after 40 years.

in addition, this symptom can be associated with certain conditions of the body: intoxication, as well as pregnancy (especially during the second trimester). More rarely this problem is psychological. In all these cases, a special treatment for an ophthalmologist is usually not required.

Another cause of this pathology may be trauma, general body disorders (including endocrine diseases), as well as eye diseases.Such factors can lead to the development of destruction at a younger age.

if the patient became aware that the pathology is associated with diseases, he must go through a full diagnosis and treatment. Otherwise, his vision can significantly deteriorate.

Possible diseases

The appearance of flies before the eyes can be due to the presence of various diseases.Among them can be:

• • myopia;
  • cataract;
  • retinal rupture;
  • ocular migraine;
  • diseases in which inflammatory processes occur in the eye;
  • cardiovascular pathologies, including VSD;
  • osteochondrosis of cervical spine;
  • pathology of metabolic processes, including diabetes mellitus;
  • anemia;
  • hypertension.

also flies before the eyes can occur with acute food poisoning and various mechanical injuries of the eye and even craniocerebral trauma. They can be observed for several days after the person receives such damage.

Diagnostic Methods

With this deviation, the patient needs to consult with an ophthalmologist, a neurologist, in some cases a cardiologist.Based on the results of the examination, the doctors will be assigned instrumental studies that allow to assess the transparency of the vitreous. They will be conducted using computer diagnostic tools and special lenses.

only the most thorough diagnosis of this pathology makes it possible to identify its causes and determine the strategy for further treatment. Without it, getting rid of such a problem is almost impossible.

Treatment

The tactics for the treatment of vitreous tissue destruction directly depend on the diseases with which it is associated.If the doctor determines that the flies do not pose any particular threat to your vision, he can not assign any special treatment to you.In such cases, the flies before their eyes most often disappear by themselves or they go to a zone in which the patient does not see them.

If the appearance of such a symptom threatens vision and is associated with concomitant pathology, the patient will be prescribed medicines aimed at treating this very pathology.In addition, he will be recommended therapeutic exercises for the eyes, taking vitamins to maintain vision and (if necessary) correction of vision with lenses.

An example of exercises for the eyes

With a severe symptom of the destruction of the vitreous body, a laser correction - vitreolysis - can be recommended to the patient. As part of this method, the vitreous compaction leading to the appearance of flies simply breaks the laser into smaller particles that a person simply will not notice. This method is not very popular in ophthalmology.

Device for carrying out Vitreolysis

In extreme cases (with cataracts, retinal detachment, hemorrhage into the eye chamber), the patient may be recommended to remove part of the vitreous.This operation is considered one of the most effective.

it should be remembered that removing a part of the vitreous is a procedure that has serious consequences for the body and often gives unwanted side effects. It is for this reason that doctors recommend to resort to it only in extreme cases, when other methods of treatment are ineffective.

Prevention

It is impossible with 100% probability to prevent the appearance of flies.But you can significantly reduce the risk of destruction of the vitreous, performing simple preventive prescriptions.They provide for:

• • • Maintaining a healthy lifestyle.Refusal of various bad habits, including alcohol and cigarettes, observance of the regime of the day, proper nutrition.
    • Timely treatment of common diseases, in the first place, pathologies of the endocrine system.This measure helps prevent the onset of destruction of the vitreous.
    • Implementation of recommendations on vision hygiene.Daily gymnastics for the eyes.
    • Seeking qualified help from a doctor if symptoms of any ophthalmic problems appear.First of all, this concerns mechanical injuries.

also the prevention of combating flies provides for an annual routine inspection by an ophthalmologist. Do it even if the patient is not bothered until the symptoms of any diseases, so how this measure allows to reveal the destruction at an early stage, when it can be disposed of medically. For patients who have pathologies in the field of ophthalmology, it is recommended to visit the medics more often - 2 times a year, since the risks of developing comorbidities are higher.

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conclusions

As we see, the appearance of flies before the eyes can be as a common phenomenon caused by age changes in the vitreous, which do not need correction, and a sign of various ophthalmic diseases. To get rid of it and regain full-fledged vision, it is quite enough for patients to undergo a specialist examination and a course of drug therapy. In rare cases, only surgical treatment helps to get rid of the problem, which allows removing vitreous defects.