Thread: Online Optician
View Single Post
(#10 (permalink))
Old
TalnSG's Avatar
TalnSG (Offline)
Busier Than Shinjuku Station
 
Posts: 1,330
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas
Send a message via ICQ to TalnSG
05-16-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by NAPS View Post
Q: What are those little black dots i keep seeing floating around? Is there anything wrong with me?
A: This is a natural occurence called "floaters", most adults have them and some more than others. It occurs when the jellatinous substance inside of your cornea liquifies over time and debree breaks loose and floats around (hence terminology "floaters"). If you notice these floaters increasing in great amounts, especially to the point where it is affecting your vision, go and see your optometrist.
I think I first noticed these in college when I kep having trouble in microbiology lab. My counts using microscopes were always off. "Was that microbe or a floater?!?!"


Only an open mind and open heart can be filled with life.
*********************
Find your voice; silence will not protect you.
Reply With Quote