I have had floaters ever since I can remember (at least since age 12, maybe earlier--I am currently 35). Especially in the right eye. In college (and to this day), I write only on green, blue, and some shades of yellow/gold paper. I wear sunglasses most of the time when outside (even a gray day is still a bit bright for me, which makes floaters show up more). A bright day with snow can be annoying, too. Custom backgrounds and adjusting the brightness down on electronic devices help as well. In some classrooms, I would wear sunglasses (with less tint) because the projector or powerpoint was too bright (and white).
For me/my case, I do not believe there is a link to the tinnitus, but who knows, maybe there is some minor correlation to being more susceptible.
Try not to focus in on the floaters (squinting to see their shape), even under less bright conditions, as I feel it might deteriorate your vision more (I guess anytime focusing on a light is probably not good
). My vision in the eye with more bothersome floaters has always been a little less compared to my other eye .
Interesting about the Herbal Eye formula. Maybe I will try that someday. For me, I would much rather eliminate the T, since I have had floaters for many years. However, I remember when I was young and first had the floaters, no one knew what I was complaining about. It was frustrating.
Wearing sunglasses and making some adjustments lets you notice floaters a lot less. I ignore them and am successful most of the time. My desk is black, etc, and I do not like white walls in my house. Beige, tan is usually ok (or I am used to it since few homes have dark walls).
Also, I use Sony Digital Paper (the more recent version 2, large 13" edition) for reading PDFs. A good e-reader or similar to take away your eyestrain helps and that reduces the contrast minimized the ability to see floaters. Back-lit devices, like iPads, bother my eyes/floaters, so pay attention to what you buy. Of course, even with these devices you might be able to set a custom background or manipulate the brightness and have custom color scheme.
Like I said, I have had floaters for many years, so these choices are pretty easy/routine for me. I think overall my eye health is fairly good, as I have learned to protect my eyes with less bright screens and wearing sunglasses a lot.
Lastly, Smart TVs (or any digital TV, really) are set to a very high brightness for display in the store (usually 85-95 brightness), and this is the default state when you receive it at home, which is super bright. There are a few sites that can help you calibrate to a proper brightness/backlight for viewing. In a dark room, for my Toshiba Fire TV, I have the brightness/backlight between 22-27. In bright viewing conditions (sun shining in room, lots of lights on, 'darker broadcast') I only go up to a maximum around 58 on the backlight. Typical viewing for me is between 30-44 on the brightness.
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