What are the requirements to be eligible for YAG laser surgery to treat eye floaters and is it common for floaters to develop in the other eye if one eye already has them Also do floaters get worse over time or do they stay the same throughout life

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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ophthal opinion is advised .

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Answered 14/08/2025

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