Vitreous detachment: This is called a posterior vitreous detachment. The gel inside your eyes, vitreous, has partially liquefied & is pulling away from the retina which lines the back of your eye. This is a normal with aging. This causes floaters. The only concern is if it begins to pull on the retina & tears it. Retinal tears can lead to retinal detachment & blindness. Go to your doctor immediately if you start to.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Don't Worry: Glare, halos and starbursts, at your age, are often related to uncorrected refractive error - the need for glasses, assuming your eyes are healthy. Floaters develop from normal aging changes of the gel inside the eye. As parts of the gel thicken, we see floating spots in the vision. Ultimately the gel will separate from the retina (posterior vitreous detachment)but you are a bit young for this.
Answered 11/14/2020
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