Dear Doctors: You recently stated in a column about eye floaters that there is no cure at this time. I got a vitrectomy for this condition, and it was life-changing for me. By no means is this ...

There’s a dark spot floating in front of your eye, but when you try to look directly at it, it scoots away. What the heck? These little shadows are known as floaters, and like gray hair and laugh ...

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. If you're doing some soul-searching in the mirror—or just brushing your teeth—and notice tiny specs, you might be concerned. These dots may even look like ...

As many as 76 percent of us experience eye floaters, according to findings in the journal Survey of Ophthalmology. And while some of us are barely bothered by the dots, squiggles and specks that drift ...

Dear Doctors: Several months ago, my right eye began to be bothered by “little critters” flying through the air; when I tried to brush them away, nothing existed. I mentioned this to several people ...

Q: I had a cataract operation with an implant five months ago and have had vision problems ever since. After three visits to ophthalmologists for fine lines and floaters in my vision and not being ...

Ophthalmologist Ashley Brissette, MD joins WIRED to answer your ocular enquires in a tech support all about eyes. How does LASIK eye surgery work? How does an eye doctor know if a baby needs glasses?

Debbie Sloan has lived with floaters — those annoying objects that drift across your field of vision — for most of her life. During the past 30 years, they've gotten progressively worse. So much so, ...

Q: Several months ago, my right eye began to be bothered by “little critters” flying through the air; when I tried to brush them away, nothing existed. I mentioned this to several people and was ...