How Do You Understand What Causes Dark Eye Floaters?
It can be frightening to see tiny specks of flood your field of vision. Those specks are known as eye floaters and a relatively common phenomenon particularly in older people and those who are near-sighted. They are usually dark in color and may resemble black spots. When people experience them, they’re sometimes concerned that they’re having a stroke or have a serious disease. Are dark floaters a cause for concern? You may be surprised to learn that eye floaters aren’t an optical illusion. When you see dark floaters you’re seeing actual specks of material suspended in the vitreous humor, the jelly-like fluid that fills the interior of the eye. Sometimes these deposits are remnants remaining from when the eye was formed, but more commonly they represent debris that accumulates over time as the eye ages. This debris can move through the vitreous humor casting a shadow on the retina which makes the debris appear as gray or dark specks in the field of vision. Some people with dark floater
