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What are Floaters Is it somthing i should be concerd over?
Floaters are spots that appear in your vision when you move your eyes. Floaters can be a cause for alarm, especially if they increase or you start seeing flashes of light.
A 52-year-old patient describes the presence of occasional floaters or spots moving in front of his eyes?
The most common cause of floaters and flashes in the eye occur as people age. The gel may begin shrinking and causing strands inside of the eye that appear to be floaters. A less common cause of floaters could possibly be a retinal detachment.
Why do the aged see floaters before their eyes how can this be prevented?
The back of the eye is filled with a jelly-like fluid called vitreous. When it breaks down with age, clumps of it can be seen floating around. There is no way to prevent this, but if there are large "floaters", or flashes with the floaters, an optometrist should be seen.
Would neck pain cause wavey floaters in the eyes?
Yes. The main cause is sternomastoid muscle.
What could cause you to see white flashes in your eyes?
Someone flashing a torch in front of them
What causes you to see black dots?
Sometimes after you smoke pot you can temporary damage your eyes by seeing double or small black dots or more string floaters or even lights flashes around the eyes when you move the eye. Gladly these effects will go away if you stay calm and rest your eyes. The double vision will go away in about 20 min. the black dots and the flashes will sometimes take days to go away.
When was Flashes Before Your Eyes created?
Flashes Before Your Eyes was created on 2007-02-14.
Can you have floaters in the eyes at early age?
Yes, you can have eye at a early age.
Does alcohol cause pink eye?
No, it does not cause the disease pink eye. However, it can easily cause red eyes due to dehydration and alcohol poisoning.
Does drinking alcohol cause pink eye?
No, it does not cause the disease pink eye. However, it can easily cause red eyes due to dehydration and alcohol poisoning.
What does it mean when you see floaters in your eyes?
In an older person Posterior Vitreous Detachment. In middle age the Vitreous Gel inside the eye begins to degenerate and shrink, which can cause a separation of the vitreous gel from the retina at the back of the eye. This normal ageing condition leads to "floaters" or "spiders" in the field of vision. Associated with the condition are flashes of light in the dark. Your vision is otherwise not affected. There is very little, other than wearing dark glasses, that can be done.
When a beam of light flashes on the eyes the eyes close quickly?
yes
