If you’ve ever spotted those squiggly little shadows drifting across your vision, you know how annoying they can be. I remember the first time I noticed them—while staring at a bright sky during a weekend hike. I blinked, rubbed my eyes, and even tilted my head, thinking they’d go away. Spoiler alert: they didn’t. And…
Several years ago, I was sitting in my living room, staring at the bright window, when I noticed what looked like a tiny cobweb drifting across my vision. At first, I thought it was a speck of dust on my glasses—but nope, it was moving with my eyes. Fast forward a few months and a…
Last year during a casual weekend soccer game, I took a sudden elbow to the face—right near the eye. No big deal, or so I thought. A few hours later, I started noticing these weird shadowy spots floating across my vision. At first, I thought it was sweat in my eyes or just some tiredness,…