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…
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…
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,…
It started subtly—a faint squiggle floating into my peripheral vision when I glanced at a bright wall. At first, I thought it was dust. I blinked, rubbed my eyes, even cleaned my glasses. But it didn’t go away. Turns out, what I was seeing was a floater. And the older I got, the more of…
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?…
Ever had one of those days where your allergies flare up so bad, your eyes feel like they’re under siege? It happened to me last spring. Pollen was everywhere, my sinuses were in full rebellion, and while I was bracing for the usual sneezing fits, something unexpected showed up—tiny shadows floating across my vision. It…
About six months after I had LASIK, I started noticing little specs drifting across my vision—like tiny cobwebs or spots that danced when I tried to look directly at them. At first, I dismissed it as dryness or fatigue. But they didn’t go away. It turns out, those annoying little shapes were eye floaters. And…
It started with a dull ache behind my right eye, followed by what looked like squiggly threads drifting across my vision. I brushed it off—too much screen time, maybe. But within a few days, those shadows intensified. Turns out, I was dealing with something more serious than tired eyes: uveitis, and it was the reason…
Last summer, I was having lunch with my aunt when she casually mentioned those “squiggly little things” she sometimes sees drifting across her vision. I laughed—because I see them too. Turns out, we both had our first experience with eye floaters in our early thirties. That got me wondering: is there a family connection? Are…