Sometimes, floaters occur as a side effect of cataract eye surgery. After a period time, the floaters will fade modt of the time. Some floaters occur in people who hadn’t had cataract eye surgery. In instances like these, a consult with an eye physician should be entered into your appointment book. An examination should also be performed if floaters due to cataract eye surgery do not fade with time. What exactly are floaters? The eye is made up of gel. This is basically the round mass of the eye between the iris and retina. Sometimes, small parts of gel congeal into miniscule solid masses. Those solid masses are interpreted as random shadowy shapes that “float” in your vision.