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.

However, eye floaters can also be a symptom of serious conditions like retinal problems or eye bleeding. You may have noticed small dark spots in your vision when you look at a white wall or ...

Floaters” are bits of cellular debris in the vitreous humor, which is the gel-filled space in between the lens and the retina.

Terms such as ‘symptomatic vitreous opacities’ and ‘vision-degrading myodesopsia’ (VDM) have been introduced to characterize this phenomenon as a disease ... eye that’s bothered by ...

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

Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, said that some ophthalmologists downplay the effects of more serious floaters, which he called ...

Heatwaves can cause a major risk to your eyes - increasing the likelihood of eye strokes due to dehydration and thickened ...

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 serious ...