Flashes of light in your peripheral vision
A dark curtain or shadow moving across your field of view
Blurred vision or loss of side vision
Eye pain or redness accompanying the eye floaters
Common Benign Eye Floaters Potentially Serious Eye Floaters
Gradual onset over months or years Sudden onset or rapid increase
Few in number, stable over time Many new ones appearing
at once
No other symptoms Accompanied by flashes or vision loss
More noticeable in bright light Persistent even in dim conditions
Common with aging May follow eye injury or surgery
🩺 What to Do When You Notice New Eye Floaters
Anatomy
The first step with new eye floaters is simple: don’t ignore them, but don’t panic either. Start by monitoring
how they behave over a few days.
That constant worry about whether eye floaters mean something worse can be draining. The good news is that a professional evaluation brings clarity and
