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 ...

Eye floaters are common, harmless specks caused by collagen clumps in the eye's vitreous, often appearing with age. While usually benign, a sudden inc ...

You may notice eye floaters when you’re looking at a blank wall, surface, or sky. When you blink or move your eye to try and clear them away, the floaters move with your vision or appear to move away ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Eye floaters are a natural part of the aging process. The medical term is a "posterior vitreous detachment" and it occurs when the vitreous gel that fills the eye separates from ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My dad mentioned to me that he has several dark spots and cobweb-like strings that interfere with his vision. Is this something to be concerned about? What is needed to fix this ...

Q: Several months ago, my right eye began to be bothered by “little critters” flying through the air; when I tried to brush ...

Have you noticed a tiny dark spot or threads while looking at the sky or a white wall, that just floats over your vision?

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 ...

Eye floaters, while often harmless, can signal serious underlying conditions such as uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, eye infections, or retinal detachment. These issues cause inflammatory cells or ...

Patients reported improvement in symptoms of eye floaters after treatment with a laser, according to a study published by JAMA Ophthalmology. Floaters become more prevalent with age and although most ...