It started for me as a tiny speck drifting in my line of sight during a sunny morning jog. I blinked, looked around, even rubbed my eyes. Still there. What seemed like a harmless floater ended up revealing something more serious—something most people ignore until it’s almost too late: retinal holes. If you’re seeing floaters…
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…
If you’ve ever stared at a white wall or looked up at a clear sky and noticed squiggly lines or floating shadows dancing across your vision, you’re definitely not alone. But if those pesky floaters appeared after eye surgery or even trauma like an accident or a sports injury, it’s time to pay closer attention….
When I was 16, I got hit in the face with a basketball during a school match. It stung for a bit, but what really shook me was what came after—tiny dark specks started floating across my vision. I thought I was just imagining things until they stayed, danced across my line of sight, and…