Floaters
Many people experience them, but what exactly are those little squiggly lines that move across your vision? In most cases, Floaters are part of the aging process. They occur when the gel-like substance, which fills 80% of the called vitreous, shrinks. As it shrinks, it becomes stringy and casts shadows across the vision, manifesting in what looks like webs or strings.
Are Floaters a Sign of Something Serious?
In most cases, Floaters are a natural part of the aging process and do not indicate any serious problem. However, a sudden increase in the amount of Floaters along with either flashes of light or loss of peripheral vision could be an indication of retinal detachment.
What is Retinal Detachment?
Retinal detachment is a serious eye emergency and should be evaluated by an ophthalmologist as soon as possible. Without treatment, it leads to serious and permanent loss of vision, even blindness.
Though Floaters do not pose any risk alone, Edison, New Jersey Ophthalmologist Hitesh K. Patel, M.D. recommends being evaluated to rule out the more serious retinal detachment.
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