> Floaters are commonly caused by a (mostly) benign aging phenomenon called posterior vitreous detachment, where the vitriol gel liquefies as a person ages. I'

> Floaters are commonly caused by a (mostly) benign aging phenomenon called posterior vitreous detachment, where the vitriol gel liquefies as a person ages. I've had floaters since I was 18. A couple of years ago at 59 all of the sudden I had a huge increase in floaters accompanied by flashes in the left eye. I was sure I was having a retinal detachment. Got into an eye doc right away and she said told me it was the vitreous detachment and is something that happens normally at my age. It went on for several months with the flashing and floaters. The right eye followed suit about 6 months later. I had no idea that this was something that happens to pretty much everyone around age 60. Apparently, though, a lot of people don't notice it happening.