What are floaters? Floaters appear like small specks, dots, circles, lines or cobwebs in your visual field. They seem to be in front of your eye but they are actually floating inside. Floaters are minute clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous that can be found in your eye. What you then see a...

When floaters and flashes are serious Most floaters and flashes are not a problem. However, there are times when they can be signs of a serious condition. Here is when you should call an ophthalmologist right away: you notice countless new floaters you experience a multitude of flashes a shadow a...