A medical expert said anyone who is suddenly seeing eye floaters or flashing lights for the first time should seek medical ...

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 ...

Have you ever noticed small spots, threads, or web-like shapes moving across your vision? These are called eye floaters. As we get older, these eye floaters often appear more frequently. Though they ...

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, those drifting spots in your vision, are often harmless but can signal hypertension or diabetes. High blood pressure damages retinal vessels, causing leaks and floaters. Similarly, ...

A coloboma is a condition in which a baby is born with tissue missing from inside or around the eye. Colobomas can affect both eyes or just one. The type of coloboma depends on where in the eye the ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - November 2024, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication.