During my last eye exam my optometrist advised me to call the office in case of a sudden increase in floaters, which might warn of a condition common in the myo

During my last eye exam my optometrist advised me to call the office in case of a sudden increase in floaters, which might warn of a condition common in the myopic and potentially progressing to retinal detachment, but which can be easily treated during an office visit by a process I understood to involve lasers. I didn't name the procedure because, not yet having needed to study it, I don't know what it is called. (I don't recall the proper name of the floater-producing, dangerous but ameliorable condition, either.) But I understood its intent to be preventing any risk of progressive loss of vision, rather than removing the floaters directly. Maybe we're talking about two different things, though.