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

These specks are known as eye floaters or spots. While mostly harmless, they can sometimes carry a deeper meaning about the health of the eyes.What are eye floaters and hazy spots?Inside the eye, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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Around age 40, most adults notice the need to hold a phone or book a little farther away to read. Vision changes, which happen to almost everyone during midlife, may feel like another sign of aging, ...

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Following as many as four Nd:YAG-laser vitreolysis procedures, mean IOP actually increased slightly from 14.2 to 15.3 mm Hg and the logMAR (minimum angle of resolution) declined from 0.14 at baseline ...