Mayo Clinic Minute: What are eye floaters?

Having vision problems? Do you see black or gray specks, strings or cobwebs that drift about when you move your eyes? It could be eye floaters.

Eye floaters are more common as you get older and if you’re nearsighted. The biggest concern, they can cause retinal tears.

And that can cause blindness, which is why it’s especially important to have a dilated eye exam within days of noticing new floaters or changes in vision.
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