Flies before the eyes - possible causes and treatment
Many people periodically have spots and lines in front of their eyes. These blurs are especially noticeable when looking at a bright monochrome surface - for example, the sky on a clear day. The reasons for the appearance of flies in front of the eyes can be different. Most often, visual effects indicate age-related changes occurring in the organs of vision. They are also characteristic of myopic patients. When the eyes move, the blackouts most often shift in the opposite direction.
In themselves, small obscurations do not impair vision, but they can cause some discomfort if the area of obscuration is large enough under certain lighting conditions. Sometimes, when this symptom appears, the help of an ophthalmologist is needed.
Reasons of the appearance of black and white flies in front of the eyes
On our site Dobrobut.com you will learn why we see black flies in front of our eyes. Probable etiological factors provoking the appearance of blinking, flashes and streaks include:
- destruction of the vitreous body against the background of physiological aging processes;
- retinal injuries;
- getting foreign bodies into the eyes;
- small hemorrhages;
- separation of the vitreous body from the back wall.
Disorders in which the flickering of invisible flies in front of the eyes is possible:
- myopia (deterioration of far vision, possible at any age);
- diseases of inflammatory origin (for example, conjunctivitis);
- metabolic disorders (metabolic diseases, including diabetes);
- jumps in blood pressure;
- anemia;
- poisoning with some chemical substances;
- mechanical damage to the eyes;
- craniocerebral injuries;
- blood circulation disorders against the background of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine.
Flies in the eyes and ringing in the ears may indicate a neurological pathology (a lesion of the pineal gland is not excluded). Similar symptoms are often the result of chronic overwork or neuropsychological overstrain, i.e. stress.
Before starting the treatment for squints and pain in the eyes, it is necessary to reliably establish which ophthalmic pathology or other somatic disease these clinical manifestations are associated with.
Important: You must consult a doctor if symptoms such as weakness, dizziness and vomiting appear in parallel with the blinking of flies. This symptom complex may indicate the development of arterial hypertension, and it is important to start treatment of hypertension as early as possible.
Treatment for flies and eye pain
Sometimes white flies in front of the eyes disappear spontaneously or start to bother much less often. But, as a rule, to eliminate the symptom, it is necessary to carry out complex treatment of the underlying disease.
Often cloudiness passes, disappears from the field of vision. At the same time, changes in the vitreous body do not disappear anywhere. If the specialist does not detect a serious pathology, then special treatment is not required. Some patients may need only psychological adaptation, i.e. getting used to it over a period of time.
To improve metabolism (local metabolism), patients are prescribed Emoxipin (1% eye drops) and enzyme drug Vobenzym (drag for oral administration).
The optimal treatment regimen involves the use of Emoxipin drops 3 times a day for a month. 1 drop of the solution is instilled into the eye in front of which flickering appears. Wobenzym is prescribed for 5 dragees. Frequency of reception - 3 times a day. The duration of course therapy varies from 2 to 4 weeks.
It is advisable to simultaneously use vitamin and mineral preparations, which include lutein, which has a positive effect on vision.
If retinal damage is diagnosed, cryotherapy (local freezing) or laser therapy is prescribed to prevent its detachment. The procedures are performed under local anesthesia and do not require a long stay in the hospital.
Treatment for squints and pain in the eyes, which appeared against the background of diseases of the cervical spine, is carried out by an orthopedic doctor and a physiotherapist.
When the structure of the vitreous body changes, an operation (vitrectomy) may be required, which involves partial or complete removal of the vitreous body itself, followed by its replacement with a special saline solution. Surgical intervention is quite effective, but dangerous - among the possible consequences of detachment of the retina and clouding of the lens (cataract).
Prevention
To get rid of flies and prevent their appearance, it is recommended to review your lifestyle. It is important to pay more attention to a healthy diet (in particular, to the consumption of a sufficient amount of vitamins).
- Dosed physical activity is of great importance (at least morning gymnastics and regular walks in the evening). It has been reliably established that hypodynamia is one of the causes of early visual impairment.
- Try to spend as little time as possible in front of the TV or monitor. Eye fatigue very often provokes the appearance of cloudiness that "floats".
- And, of course, it is necessary to give up smoking and drinking alcohol. Harmful habits negatively affect the state of all organs and systems, they can cause problems with blood pressure even in young people.
- Simple eye exercises are very useful. When flies appear (or to prevent their appearance), look sharply to the left, and then to the right. Then move your eyeballs up and down. These movements contribute to the redistribution of liquid, thanks to which the flies will move beyond the visual field.
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