Can Eye Floaters And Astigmatism Damage
Your Eyes?
Astigmatism means that the surface of your eye is not totally round and spherical like a basketball, but is
shaped more oblong like a football. This does not damage your vision but it requires corrective glasses or contact
lenses to bring things into a sharp focus.
Small grains of black dots floating in your eyes along with squiggly dark lines and white
flashes of bright light could mean your retina is pulling away from the back of your eye. Regarding gobs of black
floaters that you are trying to live with you can always get an expert opinion by visiting an eye md.
"Dirt" looking black eye floaters, spaghetti string like squiggly lines, or splotches that bounce around in the
vision with showers of light flashes may indicate that a retinal tear or detachment is happening. Most retina
doctors agree that surgically repairing a detached retina, if one is diagnosed during an eye exam, is best
done within a short time from its being diagnosed.
Fuzzy black clouds or shapes of eye floaters can "block" your central vision if they are right in the middle of
your eyes; moving your head back and forth may dislodge them.
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