Floaters Floaters appear as small specks or cloudy spots that appear to move across the field of vision. They are especially noticeable when looking at a light-colored background such as a blank wall, or outside in sunlight. Floaters come in many shapes and sizes and appear to move when the eye looks in different directions. The inside of the eye is filled with a clear, gel-like substance called vitreous which helps to maintain the shape of the eye and allows light to pass through to the retina. Floaters are small clumps of cells that are actually floating in the vitreous andare seen as shadows by the retina. Treatment Floaters can sometimes interfere with clear vision, especially when reading. If a floater appears directly in your line of vision, moving your eyes around will sometimes help to move the floater out of the way. Looking up and down rather than back and forth may be more effective in getting the floater out of the way. There is no treatment to remove floaters. Fortunately, after time, most people are able to ignore them. Back