Last year, while adjusting to the unpredictable ups and downs of my rheumatoid arthritis (RA), I noticed something odd—tiny specks drifting across my vision. At first, I thought it was dust or maybe sleep in my eyes, but they didn’t go away. They just floated there, mocking me like tiny ghosts. Turns out, these were…
It started with a shadow—like a wisp of cobweb floating across my vision. I blinked, rubbed my eyes, tried focusing on different objects. But the squiggly little specks just danced with me. Fast forward a few weeks later, I was sitting in an ophthalmologist’s office hearing the words: “retinal vein occlusion.” If you’ve ever wondered…
Not too long ago, I took a spill during a weekend hike and ended up with what doctors later confirmed was an *orbital fracture*. It didn’t seem like a huge deal at the time, but not long after, I began noticing strange specks drifting across my vision—those shadowy squiggles we call floaters. At first, I…
About two years ago, after battling a particularly nasty viral eye infection, I thought the worst was over. My vision cleared up, the redness faded, and I tossed out the antibiotic drops with a silent cheer. But then came the floaters — tiny threads and dark specks dancing across my field of vision like they…
Not long ago, I was squinting at my phone screen, trying to figure out if those little squiggly lines in my vision were just normal signs of aging—or something else entirely. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re experiencing typical aging eye symptoms or dealing with eye floaters, you’re not alone. It’s a surprisingly common concern,…
It started out like any other winter cold — stuffy nose, body aches, the usual. But then came the fever, spiking well above 102°F, and something strange happened. As I lay in bed, trying to rest, these tiny, squiggly shadows drifted across my vision. I blinked. Rubbed my eyes. But they were still there. Floaters….
If you’ve ever noticed those annoying little specks, threads, or cobweb-like shapes drifting across your vision after an eye injection, you’re not alone. I remember sitting on my couch a day after my third anti-VEGF injection, staring at the ceiling, wondering if I was imagining the dark squiggly thing in my right eye. Spoiler: I…
If you’re like me—someone who’s always squinting at mysterious little specs drifting through your vision—you’ve probably asked yourself at some point: “Is this just getting older, or is something deeper going on?” In my case, I brushed it off until my optometrist casually mentioned Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. That moment sent me down a rabbit hole of…
So here’s something that caught me off guard — after starting hormonal birth control, I noticed weird floaty specks in my vision. At first, I thought it was just my eyes being tired from screen time. But those shadowy wisps didn’t go away. If you’ve ever caught yourself squinting at the air trying to “catch”…
