Many people will be nodding in repsonse to the question “Do you have floaters?” Floaters are black spots, shapes and wispy ‘things’ which seem to float in your vision. Your perception of floaters can vary depending on what you are doing e.g. looking down to read you may be more aware of floaters in your vision. Sometimes when looking at a plain coloured background floaters are more apparent, e.g. the bedroom ceiling. Or if your head position is not upright, e.g. swimming in a pool you may notice floaters in your field of vision.
Floaters most commonly occur with ageing. The transparent vitreous humour, or jelly, in the back half of the eye changes, liquefying and contracting, causing microscopic collagen fibres to clump together. The result is shadows on the retina.
Once we have checked and ruled out any pathology, we can offer reassurance, and the hope you will adapt to this visual phenomenum with time. But now we have something new to offer. VitroCap is a supplement which has been shown in a clinical trial to reduce floaters.
VitroCap has a formulation of antioxidative and antiglycation micronutrients. In the trial, patients who used the supplement for six months reported “significant improvement in contrast sensitivity… following supplementation”. This was compared with the placebo group, which reported no change.
The recommendaed treatment is one capsule a day for six months. Vitrocap is $100 per 90 pack.
