As many as 76 percent of us experience eye floaters, according to findings in the journal Survey of Ophthalmology. And while ...

If you ever notice pesky dark strands that may resemble anything from a simple speck to a cobweb drifting across your vision, what you're probably seeing is what's known as an eye floater.

I am a 67-year-old male with generally good vision. I've had a few floaters in my eyes over the years, but they have ...

Q. What exactly is a floater that you see in your eye? A. Floaters create images in your eye that look like specks, filaments, rings, dots, cobwebs or other shapes. Floaters are the most vivid ...

The authors propose that floaters are usually diffraction patterns cast on the retina by red blood cells They are the spots that most people occasionally see before their eyes.