Before Cell Theory, how did people explain "eye floaters," (those little strands you sometimes see when you look at something like the sky)?

by justthistwicenomore

Tried googling (admittedly briefly) and didn't find anything. Searched here and the only similar question had no responses. Been wondering about it for a bit, so any help would be much appreciated.

JustSmall

You could try your luck over in /r/askscience, I'm sure there's someone who can give you a good answer on this.