Friday, December 11, 2009

Has anyone ever seen a clear squigle on their eye that when they try to look at it it floats away?

just want to know because i have seen it, but not many times very rarelyHas anyone ever seen a clear squigle on their eye that when they try to look at it it floats away?
Our eyes have fluid on, around, and in them to keep them moist. What you are seeing is very, very, very small filaments floating in that fluid. Harmless. They are magnified sometimes when you are in certain light and different positions. Has anyone ever seen a clear squigle on their eye that when they try to look at it it floats away?
It is called a vitreous floater and it does not float in the fluid that keeps the eye moist. It floats in the vitreous in the back of the eye. It is actually a fiber that has been in there since you were born. But as you get older and the vitreous becomes more of a liquid, the fiber floats around. When you try and look at it, the vitreous shifts and so does the ';floater';. It is harmless and you don't necessarily need to see an ophthalmologist unless 1) you have a shower of these floaters or they become black or red 2) you notice flashes of light in your periphery especially at night 3) you notice a curtain or cobweb blocking out your peripheral vision. If any of these occur it can mean that as the vitreous is shifting around it is disturbing the retina behind it. Otherwise, try to ignore it. Eventually it should go away or your brain will ignore it.
It's a floater. See an ophthalmologist about it.
This is called musca volitantes or the flying fruit flies. They are harmles except when they are caused by a tear in the retina. See an ophthalmologist.
everyone has that..

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