“Does high blood pressure cause floaters?”
I am a 34 year old male and I have eye floaters. Does high blood pressure cause floaters?
7 Answers
High blood pressure does not necessarily cause floaters but it does damage the blood vessels that supply blood to your eyes causing damage to the retina.
Yes, it may, including bleeding in the eye tissues. Also, other serious conditions may be indicated by floaters, especially sudden and abundant. It is advised to see an ophthalmologist for a dilated exam as soon as possible.
No
Not normally and certainly not usually with controlled blood pressure. Very high blood pressure can cause retinal hemorrhages which may bleed into the jelly on front of the retina, called vitreous, and may imitate floaters.
High blood pressure does not cause typical floaters. If you have diabetes and bleeding in the eye, uncontrolled blood pressure can make the bleeding worse. Diabetic bleeds tend to be large dark, brown, or red spots in the vision. If you have small grey floaters, and controlled high blood pressure, bleeding would be highly unusual.
Normally, no. But if we have severely high blood pressure crisis that leads to bleeding to the eye, it could cause floaters. Extremely rare that floaters are the only symptom, though.
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No, unless you have a retinal or vitreous hemorrhage.
