Do you sometimes see dark dots, squiggly lines, and shadowy cobwebs drifting across your field of vision? These eye floaters...

Short-sightedness is an increasingly common eye condition in the modern population. In of itself, it is easily reversible with corrective lenses and surgeries. However, several severe eye conditions are correlated with myopia, and if you've ever suffered from floaters, you might have wondered if they fall into this myopia-associated category. In this article, we've examined the latest peer-reviewed scientific journals to see if there's any association between short-sightedness and floaters, as well as any changes you can make that might lower the impact of both.

Floaters are a common nuisance, and for some they can become debilitating. Yet, there is a lack of available treatments...