If you ever notice pesky dark strands that may resemble anything from a simple speck to a cobweb drifting across your vision, what you're probably seeing is what's known as an eye floater.

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 ...

As many as 76 percent of us experience eye floaters, according to findings in the journal Survey of Ophthalmology. And while ...

A long time ago, my kids taught me that the importance of pain depends upon whether you are the one giving it or the one ...

I had a checkup with my optometrist soon after, and she said there were no major issues with my eye. She said that my brain would adjust to the floater so I would not notice it as much.

"Floaters" in the Eye They are the spots that most people occasionally see before their eyes. The authors propose that floaters are usually diffraction patterns cast on the retina by red blood cells ...

Millions of people who have floaters in their line of vision have been issued a stark warning from a health expert. The medical expert has urged people not to overlook symptoms that become persistent, ...

UK GP Dr Ahmed, (@dra_says) warns a sudden increase in eye floaters could be problematic. "If you have had pain for more than six weeks, please go and see your doctor to make sure there are no ...