If blood cells are released into the vitreous jelly, that can cause new floaters. When a retinal detachment happens, there can be a large number of new floaters and flashes of light. Commonly ...

Seeing flashes occasionally, is common with ageing. They also occur with posterior vitreous detachment. Being over the age of 50, being near-sighted (needing glasses to see things at a distance ...

As the vitreous humor slowly shrinks with time ... especially if accompanied by flashes of light or partial vision loss, it ...