Eye floaters can be a sign of retinal detachment, but there are many other causes. Some surgeries may help remove eye floaters that result from a detached retina. Eye floaters are when you see specks, ...

There’s a dark spot floating in front of your eye, but when you try to look directly at it, it scoots away. What the heck? These little shadows are known as floaters, and like gray hair and laugh ...

At times, tiny dark specks or thread-like shapes seem to drift across vision, especially when looking at a bright sky or a plain wall. They may vanish when the eyes try to focus on them, but quickly ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Ever stared at a bright blue sky or a white wall and noticed tiny specks drifting across your vision? They’re not dust or tricks of light, they’re called eye floaters. Though usually harmless, these ...

Eye floaters are not a sign of glaucoma, which typically causes gradual vision loss. Floaters are small dots or shapes that appear across a person’s vision. It is important to consult an eye doctor if ...

Have you ever noticed tiny, squiggly shapes drifting across your field of vision? For most people, these shadowy figures—known as eye floaters—are a harmless visual quirk. However, for those dealing ...

Dear Doctors: Several months ago, my right eye began to be bothered by “little critters” flying through the air; when I tried to brush them away, nothing existed. I mentioned this to several people ...

University of Sheffield provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. If you look up at the sky on a clear day, you might notice little cobweb-like structures drifting across your ...