There’s a dark spot floating in front of your eye, but when you try to look directly at it, it scoots away. What the heck? These little shadows are known as floaters, and like gray hair and laugh ...

Eye floaters, while often harmless, can signal serious underlying conditions such as uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, eye infections, or retinal detachment. These issues cause inflammatory cells or ...

Eye floaters can be a sign of retinal detachment, but there are many other causes. Some surgeries may help remove eye floaters that result from a detached retina. Eye floaters are when you see specks, ...

Eye floaters are common, harmless specks caused by collagen clumps in the eye's vitreous, often appearing with age. While usually benign, a sudden increase, flashes, or a curtain-like shadow signals a ...

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. If you're doing some soul-searching in the mirror—or just brushing your teeth—and notice tiny specs, you might be concerned. These dots may even look like ...

There’s a dark spot floating in front of your eye, but when you try to look directly at it, it scoots away. What the heck? These little shadows are known as floaters, and like gray hair and laugh ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Spots, flashes of light or darkness on any side of your vision could be a sign of eye floaters. Most often noticeable when looking at a plain, bright background, such as a blue sky or a white wall, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My dad mentioned to me that he has several dark spots and cobweb-like strings that interfere with his vision. Is this something to be concerned about? What is needed to fix this ...