Eye floaters are tiny spots, specks, squiggles and cobwebs that you see floating in your vision. They are actually pieces of protein called collagen in the vitreous gel that shrink down to little shreds and clump up. Eye floaters affect many individuals, especially if the person is myopic. Add these 7 super foods for eye floaters into your diet to see those dark squiggles and circles reduce or vanish from your vision!
Ever since I got eye floaters during my early twenties, I’ve been feverishly searching for remedies to cure them fast. I’m myopic and I’ve been wearing glasses since I was ten. I also had laser surgery for retinal holes I had in both my eyes when I was about 14. So when I noticed the floaters, I was really scared and I used to spend ages searching for the right remedy to help them disappear.
I soon found out that nutrition plays a BIG role in getting rid of eye floaters! One of the ways to strengthen and replenish your eyes is through proper nutrition. Fill your diet with foods rich in antioxidants and nutrients that support eye health. Some of the nutrients that you need for healthy eyes are lutein, zeaxanthin, omega 3 fatty acids, Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and Vitamin E, among others. You’ll find that the foods below contain most of these nutrients!
7 Super Foods for Eye Floaters
Here are 7 super foods for eye floaters that I regularly consume! They have worked wonders in reducing my eye floaters and eliminating them.
1. Beetroot
Beetroot also known as beet, is one of the foods I consume every single day to help with my eye floaters. In Chinese medicine, a healthy liver supports good eye health. The liver detoxifies waste from the body and nourishes the eyes with nutrient-rich blood. For a healthy liver, you should eat blood building foods like beets! Beetroot also contains lutein, zeaxanthin, B-vitamins, Vitamin C and dietary nutrients. These help improve ocular function and overall retinal health as well as lowering eye pressure.
2. Carrots
Most of us already know that carrots are one of the best foods for the eyes. This bright orange vegetable is rich in beta carotene that is converted into Vitamin A in the body. It protects vision, improves night vision, treats eye diseases and protects the cornea. You can eat one medium raw carrot every day or, make the easy Vision Juice I’ve provided a recipe for below!
3. Amla
Amla is also called Indian gooseberry. It originates from the Indian subcontinent. Do you know what’s so special and AMAZING about this fruit? Dried amla powder is proven to be the highest antioxidant food in the world! If you want to reduce and eliminate eye floaters, one of the things you must do is consuming foods rich in antioxidants. The way I like to consume amla is by mixing half a teaspoon of dried amla powder into half a cup of water and immediately chugging it down. Do this everyday to increase your antioxidant intake. You can also mix the amla powder with raw honey then consume.
4. Citrus Fruits
Citrus fruits including oranges, lemon, limes, clementines, grapefruit, tangerine and others are super rich in Vitamin C. Vitamin C is important for eye health. It aids in forming and maintaining collagen which includes connective tissue in the body and blood vessels in the eye. It also protects the eyes from macular degeneration, cataracts, dry eye syndrome and loss of visual acuity.
5. Spinach
Spinach is a leafy green that is great for eye health! It contains Vitamin A as well as two antioxidants: lutein and zeaxanthin that are concentrated in the macula. protect the macular from degeneration. Spinach is also a blood building food, that promotes a healthy liver, which ensures healthy eyes. Some people drink a cup of spinach juice every day for eye floaters but I don’t do this. I stir fry the spinach with other greens to make it more palatable. You can also add spinach when juicing and making green smoothies.
6. Cold Water Fish
One of the three main omega 3 fatty acids is DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) which is found in cold water fish and concentrated in our eyes retina. Omega 3 fatty acids are excellent for eye health! They fortify cell membranes that make up the eyes. Omega 3’s also protect the retina and slows down macular degeneration. Some of the examples of cold water fish include salmon, anchovies, herring and sardine.
7. Bilberry
Bilberry is a type of blueberry found in Europe and Northern US. In the past, it was used to improve vision and today, we’ve found out that bilberry is rich in anthocyanins. These antioxidant compounds protect the lens and eye vision during retinal inflammation. Bilberry is a superfood that may help in reducing and eliminating your eye floaters!
Daily Vision Juice Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 beetroot
- 1 apple
- 1 carrot
DIRECTIONS
Juice the above in a high quality juicer.Or, use a high speed blender to get a puree then filter through a fine mesh strainer to get your daily Vision Juice! Consume immediately. Don’t forget to say positive affirmations before drinking the juice, like, “This Vision Juice is eliminating my floaters completely!”
What Happens You Start Eating these Foods
Here are some of the things that I experienced (and i’m still experiencing) while eating the above foods:
- Big dark round floaters break up into smaller floaters and keep getting smaller until they dissolve
- Your eyes look brighter and whiter
- Dark floaters get lighter
Hi,
thank you for those tips – I’ll sure gonna try amla too (did not heard about it before).
I was wondering: have your floaters dissolved completely or do you still have it?
Thank you in advance for any feedback!
BR,
Tom
Hello Tom,
I still have floaters. But some of the big dark round floaters that disturbed me have broken up into tiny ones, and that is a big improvement. Also, my floaters were bad because it’s like there were crazy bugs flying in the room and then I realize they are floaters ARGH. I believe a diet rich in antioxidants can help with floaters so much. Hope you see a big improvement consuming these foods, especially amla. I wish you the best!
Hello,
I just read your excellent article. I have weiss ring type floaters of small black dots causing so much annoyance. I will start taking these antioxidants soon.
In how much time did you see improvement once you started taking these superfoods.
Thank you.
Gaurav.
Hello Gaurav,
3 to 6 months – remember persistence is key! Wish you the best!
Hiii how are your floaters now
Did u do anything else
How much time did it take to vanish
Hello,
I just read your excellent article. I have weiss ring type floaters of small black dots causing so much annoyance. I will start taking these antioxidants soon.
In how much time did you see improvement once you started taking these superfoods.
Thank you.
Gaurav.
I’m only 28 and my eye floaters have gotten so bad. I went to 2 eye doctors and they said everything is good with my eyes but they do see the floaters but neither doctor explained how i could get rid of them. I definitely will try this. fingers crossed i hope it works.
Thank you
Hi Liz I am 28 as well and I have floaters in both eyes too but mine are due to lattice degeneration a retinal eye disease. I heard parsley helps too , best of luck I am trying homeopathic too and we are not alone in this. Hopefully they find a cure soon
Hi, I’m from Indonesia. Thank you for sharing this. I will try asap. I was so desperate about my eyes.. I got dizzy in short period of time after watching screen. Thank you so much