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…
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”…
It started with an annoying itch in my right eye. Within hours, the whites turned pink, and I knew I was dealing with conjunctivitis—something I hadn’t had since middle school. What caught me off guard wasn’t the redness, the discomfort, or even how contagious it was—it was what came later. Long after the eye cleared…
If you’ve ever had retinal laser therapy—maybe for a retinal tear, diabetic retinopathy, or another issue—you might’ve noticed something strange afterward: floaters. Those pesky little specks, cobwebs, or shadows drifting across your vision can catch you off guard. I remember squinting at my phone screen a few days after a laser procedure, thinking my screen…
When I first started noticing strange squiggly shapes drifting across my vision, I chalked it up to screen fatigue or maybe just dust in my eyes. But when they didn’t go away—and actually seemed to multiply—I started digging deeper. That’s when I stumbled across something that frankly, I hadn’t heard of before: Stickler syndrome. Turns…
Not too long ago, I started noticing odd little squiggles drifting through my line of sight—like shadows that refused to stay still. I blinked, rubbed my eyes, even changed my glasses, but nothing helped. Eventually, I stumbled upon the term “eye floaters.” Coincidentally, this all started not long after my doctor adjusted my antidepressant medication….
I remember the first time I noticed little shapes drifting across my vision—it was a bright morning, I had just stepped out for a walk, and there they were. Tiny, semi-transparent threads and blobs floating around every time I looked up at the sky. Back then, I shrugged it off as a fluke, but those…
Ever suddenly noticed little cobwebs or gray specks drifting around in your field of vision? I sure have. The first time it happened, I was convinced there was a bug flying around the room — until I realized it was inside my eye. Spoiler: that was my first encounter with something called posterior vitreous detachment,…