Do you ever get floaties in yer eyes that just sit there right in the?

Question

center of your vision and won't go away? Has anyone found out what they really are? I don't buy the idea that they are flaws in your lens because they are so obviously little creatures like bacteria or something.

Answer 1

Those are called motes. [small dust particles.]
Each time you blink, your eyelid distributes a very thin wet film of tear duct fluid that keeps your eyeball lubricated in your eye socket [a dry eyesocket would hurt & damage your eyeball]
Capillary action from dust in your eyeball's tear fluid
tends to refract light around the collected fluid blob that surrounds the particle or micro dust "string".
This can create strange visual anomalies that sometimes look like spots or clear rings that float or slowly descend overlaying your field of vision if youre able to percieve & focus on them enough to detect them. They can be MOST noticable on a beautiful sunny day as you gaze into a clear blue sky.

In the Bible, Matthew Chapter7, verse 3 - 5 describes how a hypocrite always tries to remove the microscopic speck out of someone else's eye without first removing the more seriously obvious wooden "plank" out of his own eye.
In an attempt to make computer graphics seem more real, digital artists are attempting new ways of simulating those visual anomalies, lense flares, spatial perspective distortions, etc...
i havent seen it yet, but i bet Pixar/disney's new "Cars" film probably will be one of the first movies to try simulating this phenomenon. if not, somebody will read this, & youll definitely see motes portrayed on digital movie screens in less than a year from now. The Japanese animation series "Naruto" has absolutely some of the most cutting edge & consistiently INCREDIBLE optical distortion effects EVER attempted in ANY format !!!

Oh yeah, & by the way, you can remove those "floaties" by carefully rinsing your eyes in CLEAN water with CLEAN hands when you wash your face. dont forget to have a cozy, dry, hitchhiker's-guide-to-the-galaxy TOWEL ready on standby.
& DO consider "seeing" a doctor if it's more than just a RARE occurance, you DEFINITELY want to take care of your eyes.
if you see them SWIMMING in intelligent looking patterns, those may be BUGS in your eye fluid .
[Yeah, yeah i know, EEEEEEEEWWWWW!!!! GROSS!!!!!!!!!]
For those of you in the habit of touching or rubbing your eyes, that info MIGHT be enough to make you stop doing that...
but above all, D O N T PANIC. It may SOUND worse than it is.
They MAY be harmless, but you dont want to take that chance.
im NOT a doctor, im an Artist.
& this was JUST my opinion.
=Hulksmaash !

Answer 2

Your eye is a fluid filled ball. The fluid is called "Aqueous Humor". It is not water, and it contains various substances. Sometimes these substances can congeal together, and make a floater in your eye.

Unfortunatley, it is unlikley there is anything that can be done. That said, you should go see an opthalmologist and have a proper consult done.

Answer 3

These are in liquid part of eye under eyeball. They will usually go away. As a person get much older they may be permanent. If you have like spiderwebs or can see flashes of light, it may be torn retina. Need to see eye Dr.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

yep. i get them as well. they are not flaws 'cause they can move and go away after time. it is nothing serious but just very irritating. my optometrist had a big word for it but i've forgot what it was. in any case it's not serious.

Answer 6

It's there to stay. They're on your eyeball, not in the air.

Answer 7

It could be many things. Not good for you to not see the eye doctor!!!

Answer 8

yea i get those sometimes, i dunno what they are either, maybe bacteria on your eyelashes?