Dr. Bert says age is the most significant risk factor for eye floaters. "As we age, the gel becomes less like a gel and more like a liquid, so it moves around more and changes in ways that can cause ...

The retina is a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that converts visual images into nerve impulses in the brain. Injuries to the eye can cause layers of the retina to separate, which is known as a ...

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The harmless 'floaters' popping up in your vision could be a sign of permanent eye damage, a new study has found. Studies estimate as many as three in four Americans occasionally have tiny specks or ...

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 ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] Often when my brothers or I made mistakes as ...

Seeing a line, spot, or thread drift across your field of vision can be distracting, to say the least. Known as “floaters,” these shadowy movements get their name because they seem to float in the air ...

The NHS says it could be a process called posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) when the gel in your eye changes. And while that’s pretty much harmless it could also be caused by retinal detachment in ...

Eye floaters are small dark spots or wisps that move slowly across your vision. They are most often caused by aging, and many people get them after the age of 50. However, eye floaters can also be a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As many as 76 percent of us experience eye floaters, according to findings in the journal Survey of Ophthalmology. And while some ...