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 ...

Q. My left eye recently started having a lot of annoying "floaters." My ophthalmologist said the eye is healthy and that this condition is common as we age. Even so, would better nutrition help them ...

Some people call them floaters. Eye doctors call them "vitreous opacities." Emily Flynn called hers "a little fuzzball," and she flew halfway around the world to have it removed. After more than 100 ...

Q: I’m 55 years old, and I’ve started seeing tiny black specks that move around in random directions. I’m worried that I may have an eye disease. A: Your symptoms most likely are caused by a common ...

People may often see little moving proteins—called floaters—in their eyes. Ophthalmologist Dr. Brian Zaugg explains what floaters are, why they occur, and why they generally occur more in older people ...

There is nothing—and we mean nothing—more annoying than those floaty little spots that sometimes cloud our vision. Talk about distraction. But aside from being a pain in the butt, those floating ...

A Country’s health athmosphere is hardly separable from its economy. I was priviledged to be a visitor to THE BERLIN WALL after a portion of it was broken down to allow east Berliners free access to ...

Q. What exactly is a floater that you see in your eye? A. Floaters create images in your eye that look like specks, filaments, rings, dots, cobwebs or other shapes. Floaters are the most vivid when ...

Most people have eye floaters that they learn to ignore, but often notice when looking at a blank wall, white paper or blue sky, according to the National Eye Institute. Floaters are tiny clumps of ...

Q. A few years ago I develop a floater in one of my eyes. It scared me, and I went to see an ophthalmologist right away. He said that I didn’t have a tear in my retina and that the floater may or may ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 67-year-old male with generally good vision. I have ...