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  • I would suggest that she see her doctor ASAP. I know someone who was experiencing white spots in their vision. She thought it was floaters, and visited an eye doctor. The eye doctor could find no cause, so he recommended that she see her regular doctor. Her regular doctor scheduled her for a CT scan, and it revealed a tumor that was putting pressure on her optic nerve. They removed the tumor, and two years later she is doing fine, with no evident side effects. See your doctor!
  • Floaters are little "cobwebs" or specks that float about in your field of vision. They are small, dark, shadowy shapes that can look like spots, thread-like strands, or squiggly lines. They move as your eyes move and seem to dart away when you try to look at them directly. They do not follow your eye movements precisely, and usually drift when your eyes stop moving. In most cases, floaters are part of the natural aging process and simply an annoyance. They can be distracting at first, but eventually tend to "settle" at the bottom of the eye, becoming less bothersome. They usually settle below the line of sight and do not go away completely. Most people have floaters and learn to ignore them; they are usually not noticed until they become numerous or more prominent. Floaters can become apparent when looking at something bright, such as white paper or a blue sky. Floaters occur when the vitreous, a gel-like substance that fills about 80 percent of the eye and helps it maintain a round shape, slowly shrinks. As the vitreous shrinks, it becomes somewhat stringy, and the strands can cast tiny shadows on the retina. These are floaters. Floaters are more likely to develop as we age and are more common in people who are very nearsighted, have diabetes, or who have had a cataract operation. There are other, more serious causes of floaters, including infection, inflammation (uveitis), hemorrhaging, retinal tears, and injury to the eye.
  • i have the same condition..its kinda annoying... everytime i see white background this visuals are evident... it seems like a dust in a camera lens... is there anyway to eliminate this particles?
  • I have floaters, and they are normal. However, I suggest that your girlfriend see her physician to rule out other more serious causes.
  • i have it to only 1 but i am 14 could this be to young to get floaters
  • To ptrask, if pressure was being put on her optic nerve the eye doctor would have caught that, your story sounds shady to me...usually eye doctors are the first to detect a possible brain tumor because they notice pressure to the optic nerve.

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