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  2. Blue field entoptic phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, floaters are specks or threads of variable diameter and variable visual sharpness, some of complex shape, darker than the background. If the eye stops moving, the floaters settle down. If the eye moves, the floaters follow sluggishly, because they are contained in the vitreous humor, which, being gelatinous, is subject to inertia.

  3. Entoptic phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of entoptical effects include: Floaters depiction Purkinje tree depiction. Floaters or muscae volitantes are slowly drifting blobs of varying size, shape, and transparency, which are particularly noticeable when viewing a bright, featureless background (such as the sky) or a point source of diffuse light very close to the eye.

  4. Floater - Wikipedia

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    Despite the name "floaters", many of these specks have a tendency to sink toward the bottom of the eyeball, in whichever way the eyeball is oriented; the supine position (looking up or lying back) tends to concentrate them near the fovea, which is the center of gaze, while the textureless and evenly lit sky forms an ideal background against ...

  5. Wait—Why Are There Floaters in My Eyes? - AOL

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    Experts say that retinal tears are one of the most concerning causes of eye floaters. "If the retina tears, it can release pigment or blood into the vitreous that would be seen as a sudden onset ...

  6. Blurred vision - Wikipedia

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    Floaters: Tiny particles drifting across the eye. Although often brief and harmless, they may be a sign of retinal detachment. Retinal detachment: Symptoms include floaters, flashes of light across your visual field, or a sensation of a shade or curtain hanging on one side of your visual field.

  7. Vitreous hemorrhage - Wikipedia

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    As one gets older, pockets of fluid can develop in the vitreous. When these pockets develop near the back of the eye, the vitreous can pull away from the retina and possibly tear it. [ 2 ] Posterior vitreous detachment accounts for 3.7–11.7% of vitreous hemorrhage cases.

  8. Eye Floaters Symptoms: Vitrectomy Surgery Can Improve Vision

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  9. Retinal detachment - Wikipedia

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    When the retina detaches, common symptoms include seeing floaters, flashing lights, a dark shadow in vision, and sudden blurry vision. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The most common type of retinal detachment is rhegmatogenous, which occurs when a tear or hole in the retina lets fluid from the center of the eye get behind it, causing the retina to pull away.