Philip Alexander - Cambridge Eye Surgeon

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Floaters

What are floaters?

Floaters are shapes that people can see drifting across their vision. Floaters are small bits of debris floating in the vitreous jelly inside the eye. They can come in a variety of forms such as small black dots, short squiggly lines or even large cobweb shapes. New floaters

What testing might be done?

New floaters are a symptom of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), in which the vitreous gel within the eye separates from the retina.  PVD can cause retinal tears and all patients with recent-onset floaters require an urgent  retinal examination.  Eye drops are required to enlarge the pupils and this may blur the vision for a few hours.

How are floaters treated?

If a retinal tear is found during the eye examination, this requires urgent treatment to prevent retinal detachment.

The floaters themselves do not harm the eye, and in the vast majority of people, they do not cause a significant problem, and therefore do not require any treatment. It is possible to carry out an operation to the eye to remove the vitreous gel (vitrectomy), which will also remove the floaters. This is useful in people who find their floaters very troublesome.

Private Practice

If you wish to see Mr Alexander privately, he offers appointments at the Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, and the Nuffield Cambridge Hospital. To see Mr Alexander privately please contact his personal assistant Rosie Ashwell on 01223 782169 or use the form below to make an enquiry. A referral from your GP is not required.

Spire Cambridge Lea
30 New Road
Impington
Cambridge
CB24 9EL

Nuffield Cambridge Hospital
4 Trumpington Road
Cambridge
CB2 8AF

NHS Practice

Mr Philip Alexander is an NHS consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. To see him in his NHS clinic, please organise to be referred via your General Practitioner.

Department of Ophthalmology,
Box 41
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge Biomedical Campus,
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ

NHS Secretary: Shannon Brand
Tel: 01223 216106
www.cuh.org.uk

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