Why Floaters Get Worse After Reading Fiction Too Long
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Warning Signs You Might Have a Retinal Tear from Trauma

Let me be real for a second—nothing messes with your day quite like seeing strange shadows dancing across your vision. It happened to me after a basketball accident a few years back. At first, I figured it was dust in my eye, maybe a smudge on my contact lens. But when those floaty, stringy shapes…

Why Floaters When Turning Head Too Quickly Might Signal Eye Trouble
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When Car Accident Floaters Mean It’s Time to See a Doctor

About a year ago, I was rear-ended on the freeway. It wasn’t a dramatic, high-speed crash, but enough to rattle me—and apparently, my eyes too. A few days later, I started noticing these strange, squiggly shadows drifting through my vision. At first, I thought it was just stress or lack of sleep. But when they…