Floaters and gravity

The wikipedia article about floaters contains the following claim: <
Despite the name "floaters", many of these specks have a tendency to
sink toward the bottom of the eyeball, in whichever way the eyeball is
oriented; the supine position (looking up or lying back) tends to
concentrate them near the fovea, which is the center of gaze ... >. Is
that a valid claim? My personal experience is that when looking down
at the reflection of the sky in a mirror I see the same floaters as
when looking up at the sky.
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