Floaters WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Floaters
Floaters are the small spots you may occasionally see in your field of vision. Floaters are a natural part of the eye's aging process. As you age, your vitreous gel shrinks and may detach from your retina. If this happens, it can cause a small amount of bleeding.
Fast Facts:
- Eye floaters are darker than the background and cannot be seen in darkness or with your eyes closed.1
- Often confused with flashes, which can be seen in the dark and with your eyes closed.1
- Eye floaters are annoying, but are not generally dangerous.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MedicineNet: What Do Eye Floaters Look Like?
- ↑ MedicineNet: Are Eye Floaters Dangerous?
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Spots in front of eyes, Spots in vision, Eye floaters, Eye spots
- Last update: Oct. 21, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
