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Ten years ago, I got posterior vitreous detachment in my right eye and got a few floaters (one large) and these are still there.

But, a couple of days ago, in my left eye I got same thing. Immediately vent to […]

Those are commonly called floaters.

Usually what you’re seeing is particles of things in your tears (like dead cells) or bits of a gel-like substance that your eye produces to protect it (sometimes this […]

They are floaters: A blurry spot that seems to drift in front of the eyes but does not block vision.

The blur is the result of debris from the vitreous of the eye casting a shadow on the retina. The spot is the […]

Floaters are little “cobwebs” or specks that float about in your field of vision. They are small, dark, shadowy shapes that can look like spots, thread-like strands, or squiggly lines. They move as your eyes move […]

You suddenly see a shower of spots, flashing lights or a stationary spot accompanied by blurred vision or shadowed side vision.
You see spots after receiving a blow to the head or eye.

What Your Symptom […]

Excerpted from Taking Care of Your Eyes © 2003-2005 by Triad Communications floaters. (Also called vitreous floaters.) Particles that float in the vitreous and cast shadows on the retina; seen as spots, […]

Squiggly Line: Stewie Griffin

“Oh squiggly line in my eye fluid.
I see you lurking there on the periphery of my vision.
But when I try to look at you, you scurry away.
Are you shy, squiggly line?
Why only […]

You are noticing vitreous floaters.

The vitreous is the gel that fills the posterior 2/3 or so of your eyeball.

It varies from person to person but most people normally have some amount of cellular debris […]

Myths: Nothing can be done about floaters.

Facts: There may be treatment and prevention through proper diet and supplements.

Certain nutrients such as those found in the classic Chinese formula “Rambling […]

Eye floaters can range from the merely annoying to the visually disabling. Treatment of eye floaters is our speciality.

The South Florida Eye Foundation / South Florida Eye Clinic has been treating eye […]

The space between the crystalline lens and the retina is filled with a clear, gel-like substance called vitreous. In a newborn, the vitreous has an egg-white consistency and is firmly attached to the […]

Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD) is a common condition which occurs in about 75 per cent of people over the age of 65.  As people get older the vitreous, a jelly-like substance inside the eye changes. This can […]

You may sometimes see small specks or clouds moving in your field of vision. They are called floaters. You can often see them when looking at a plain background, like a blank wall or blue sky.

Floaters are […]

Eye Floaters Overlooked Causes and a Possible Treatment

I’ve had floaters in both eyes, especially my left eye, for most of my life. Eye floaters are common conditions for many people in the general population, […]

I find that (if you suffer from these squiggly lines, like me) that if you spend 15 or 20 seconds looking to your your extremes of up and down with your eyes, these “floaters” will go away…. For a few minutes. […]