Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) occurs when the gel inside your eye separates from the retina. Symptoms of PVD include floaters and flashes of light in your vision. If you have a sudden increase ...

Dear Doctors: I was rubbing my face and a cluster of new floaters appeared in my right eye. There’s also an arc of light when I look from side to side. I’m told it might be vitreous detachment and ...

Noticing dark spots or threads in your field of vision becomes more common with age. Seeing a line, spot, or thread drift across your field of vision can be distracting, to say the least. Known as ...

Patients who present to their primary care providers experiencing new-onset or multiple floaters in their vision could be at risk for retinal tears or detachment and should be referred promptly to an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vitreous floaters are a common ocular condition, affecting up to 76% of the population, according to Webb and ...

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 ...

Q: I was rubbing my face and a cluster of new floaters appeared in my right eye. There’s also an arc of light when I look from side to side. I’m told it might be vitreous detachment and that it can ...

Dark spots or squiggles drifting across your field of vision are called floaters. Floaters are more common as you age, when a substance called vitreous gel begins degenerating. These dots in your ...