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 ...

A medical expert said anyone who is suddenly seeing eye floaters or flashing lights for the first time should seek medical ...

As many as 76 percent of us experience eye floaters, according to findings in the journal Survey of Ophthalmology. And while some of us are barely bothered by the dots, squiggles and specks that drift ...

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. If you're doing some soul-searching in the mirror—or just brushing your teeth—and notice tiny specs, you might be concerned. These dots may even look like ...

Eye floaters, those drifting spots in your vision, are often harmless but can signal hypertension or diabetes. High blood pressure damages retinal vessels, causing leaks and floaters. Similarly, ...

Eye floaters (myodesopsias) emerge as a consequence of opacities developed in the vitreous fluid of the eye. The fibers in the vitreous create shadows on the retina and these shadows are called ...

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A coloboma is a condition in which a baby is born with tissue missing from inside or around the eye. Colobomas can affect both eyes or just one. The type of coloboma depends on where in the eye the ...