Eye Floaters & Omega 3

Omega-3 fatty acids will not prevent or treat common eye floaters, which often increase with aging. Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil might help reduce your risk of developing diabetic retinopathy if you have diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy can lead to retina tears or detachments, which can cause flashes of light, floaters or vision loss. Omega-3 fatty acids might also help treat inflammation in the interior chambers of the eye, which can cause floaters associated with vitreous detachment. Ask your doctor before taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements to reduce floaters.

Common Floaters
Aging causes most eye floaters. The center of your eyeball contains a gel called vitreous humor. The gel helps maintain the shape of your eyeball. As you get older, the gel starts to liquefy in the center. Small pieces of gel that haven't liquefied float in the liquid, appearing briefly as they float across your line of vision. Your eye adapts to floaters over time and they become less visible to you. Omega-3 fatty acid therapy will not help with these types of floaters, which generally require no medical treatment.

Diabetic Retinopathy and Floaters
Diabetes can damage blood vessels, including blood vessels in the retina of the eye. Leaking blood vessels in the retina can cause fluid to accumulate under the retina, causing a retinal detachment or tear. Omega-3 fatty acids might have some benefit in prevention of diabetic retinopathy, although this has not been conclusively proven. One animal study, carried out by researchers from the Children's Hospital Boston and published in the July 2007 issue of "Nature Medicine," looked at the effect of omega-3 fatty acid on the retina in mice with diabetes. Researchers found that omega-3 fatty acids could reduce development of abnormal blood vessels in the retina that can lead to tears and detachment and help damaged areas heal faster.

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