When a retinal detachment happens, there can be a large number of new floaters and flashes of light. YAG laser vitreolysis, in which a laser is used to break eye floaters apart into much smaller ...

In the general population, the acute onset of multiple vitreous floaters indicates that PVD has occurred. Patients should never underestimate this event, particularly in the presence of flashes of ...

Floaters in your vision can look like small dark dots, squiggly lines and rings or cobwebs, the NHS website says, and flashes look like sudden flashes of light. However, he warned: "If you've got ...