If you’re living with lupus, you already know how unpredictable it can be. One week you’re doing okay, the next you’re navigating a brand-new symptom. That’s what happened to me last summer—when I started noticing tiny, squiggly shapes drifting across my vision. At first, I thought it was just dust or fatigue. But after weeks…
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 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…
Last summer, after recovering from a particularly nasty bout of conjunctivitis, I noticed tiny black specs drifting across my vision—like dust motes that wouldn’t blink away. At first, I thought it was leftover gunk or eye strain. But when they persisted for days, I started to wonder: Could that eye infection have caused floaters? Turns…
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a condition that affects more than just your joints. While most people think of RA as causing pain and swelling in the hands, it can also affect other parts of your body—including your eyes. Some people with RA may experience visual disturbances, which are changes in how they see. Understanding why…