What is that squigly line that appear in your eye and when you look at it it kin!


Question:

What is that squigly line that appear in your eye and when you look at it it kinda moves away?

when you ignore it it just kinda pops up in your eye


Answers:

Hey there! Do they look like this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/image:float...
Well then you have floaters also called vitreous floaters. Many people get them!
I see floaters as well... I notice them most often when I look at the sky or a plain background.
"Floaters are actually tiny clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous, the clear jelly-like fluid that fills the inside of your eye.

Floaters may look like specks, strands, webs or other shapes. Actually, what you are seeing are the shadows of floaters cast on the retina, the light-sensitive part of the eye."

Floaters are USUALLY quite normal and can accompany a headache.
If the following happens then the floaters could indicate a problem:
"If you suddenly see new floaters, or eye floaters accompanied by flashes of light or peripheral vision loss, it could indicate serious conditions such as diabetic retinopathy; vascular abnormalities such as retinal hemorrhages or carotid artery disease, or the beginning of a retinal detachment. The retina can tear if the shrinking vitreous gel pulls away from the wall of the eye. This sometimes causes a small amount of bleeding in the eye that may appear as new floaters. You should see your eye doctor immediately"

They can be annoying but best thing to do is ignore them and they go away :)

Hope that helps a bit hun :)




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