10 Detached Retina Symptoms
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3. Floaters
As we get older, it is not uncommon to experience tiny dark shapes that occasionally float across our vision. These are known as floaters and they can take many forms, including threads, black dots, cobwebs, and lines. Floaters can be a result of normal changes in the eyes, so they often don’t require treatment. For instance, they can be caused by debris in the vitreous body (the gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina) that cast shadows onto the retina.
As mentioned, some people may have some floaters in their vision regularly; however, if these change and/or new ones appear (usually in large numbers) it can be a sign of a serious condition such as retinal detachment. Other possible causes of floaters include eye infections, eye injuries, inflammation of the eye (uveitis), retinal tear, and vitreous detachment.
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