Dear Doctors: Several months ago, my right eye began to be bothered by “little critters” flying through the air; when I tried to brush them away, nothing existed. I mentioned this to several people ...

Q: Several months ago, my right eye began to be bothered by “little critters” flying through the air; when I tried to brush them away, nothing existed. I mentioned this to several people and was ...

Eye floaters are a fact of life for millions of Americans, especially as they get older. But the dots, squiggly lines and tiny cobwebs floating across the field of vision can turn from minor annoyance ...

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 ...

Have you ever noticed tiny, squiggly shapes drifting across your field of vision? For most people, these shadowy figures—known as eye floaters—are a harmless visual quirk. However, for those dealing ...

Q: Please tell me what causes floaters and flashes in the eyes and what can be done about it. I'm 69 years old. -- T.D., Victorville, Calif. A: Spots before the eyes ...

I've had "floaters" probably since I was a teenager...my eye doc at the time and even now say "tell us if you get MORE...but there is currently nothing to be alarmed about". I do have a retinal issue ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 53-year-old woman presented to an outside provider with 1 day of bilateral floaters and “smoke/foggy” vision.

In life, few things are certain. But one is: It becomes harder to see well as you age. “There are three things we cannot avoid: death, taxes, and presbyopia, the gradual loss of the ability to read up ...

SAN DIEGO -- Laser treatment for eye floaters fell short of expectations, as the intervention improved patient-perceived floater burden but not intraocular pressure (IOP) or visual acuity, a ...

Common eye diseases include age-related macular degeneration, amblyopia, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, dry eye, and glaucoma. Over time, tissue damage in different parts of the eye can lead to ...