“You might just have floaters,” the optometrist said, glancing into my eyes through that blinding light. I remember thinking, “Sure, but why does it feel like there’s a spider web crawling across my vision?” That was my first real brush with something I later learned could be tied to a lesser-known condition—familial macular dystrophy floaters….
If you’ve ever stared at the sky or a blank wall and noticed little squiggly shapes drifting across your vision, you’re not alone. Most people experience these harmless “floaters” as they age. But here’s what many don’t realize—when floaters appear at a younger age or in large numbers, they could be a sign of something…
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…