Last year, after undergoing PRK to correct my nearsightedness, I was relieved to ditch glasses. But not long after surgery, I started noticing strange specks and thread-like shadows drifting across my vision. At first, I brushed them off as post-op haze, but they lingered—those infamous “floaters.” It got me wondering: could PRK be to blame?…
If you’ve ever noticed strange spots or threads drifting across your vision and you happen to have Marfan syndrome, you’re definitely not alone. I remember sitting in a brightly lit room, trying to focus on a conversation, only to be distracted by those shadowy floaters darting across my sight. At first, I thought it was…
Last year, after starting a prescription blood thinner following a minor heart arrhythmia, I noticed a strange uptick in those drifting shapes in my vision — the classic “floaters.” At first, I brushed it off. Maybe it was stress or age, but the timing felt too coincidental. So I did what anyone with a curious…
My eyes used to play tricks on me—especially after a long day staring at spreadsheets or binge-watching a show. Little specks, squiggles, or translucent blobs would drift across my vision. At first, I thought it was just fatigue or dust. But when they started showing up more frequently, I learned they were called eye floaters….
Not too long ago, I started noticing odd little specks drifting across my vision. At first, I chalked it up to fatigue or maybe just dust in the air. But when they lingered, I dove into research—and what I found was both surprising and a little unsettling. Eye floaters, those squiggly shadows that drift across…
Not long ago, I was sitting at my desk, sipping coffee, when I noticed a little squiggly shadow floating across my vision. I blinked, rubbed my eyes, and looked around. Still there. If you’ve ever seen those floating specs, threads, or cobwebs in your sight—especially after sudden eye movement—you probably know the weird mix of…
When I was 16, I got hit in the face with a basketball during a school match. It stung for a bit, but what really shook me was what came after—tiny dark specks started floating across my vision. I thought I was just imagining things until they stayed, danced across my line of sight, and…
Not long ago, I woke up with blurry vision and an annoying swarm of tiny spots drifting across my eye. I chalked it up to lack of sleep or maybe too much screen time. But when the floaters didn’t fade—and my eye started feeling irritated—I knew it was more than just eye strain. A visit…
One morning in my early 40s, I was sipping coffee near the window when I noticed tiny specks drifting across my vision. I blinked. Rubbed my eyes. Still there. I’d seen them before but chalked it up to a trick of the light or tired eyes. But this time, they lingered—and I started wondering: is…