Our eyes and brain then translates this amalgamation of images into a picture speckled with dots. As a consequence of the vitreous gel changing in form, it sometimes collapses away from the back of the eyeball. Hence, parts of it which used to be attached to the optic nerve are detached and drift within the eyeball as eye floaters.

Good sources of lutein include collard greens, Swiss chard, broccoli, cabbage, corn, egg yolks and so forth.