{"id":280,"date":"2019-08-28T18:57:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2019-09-16T04:03:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T04:03:31","slug":"floaters-and-flashes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/floaters-and-flashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Floaters and Flashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"280\" class=\"elementor elementor-280\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2075684 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2075684\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07a17a5\" data-id=\"07a17a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70b5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f70b5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Floaters and Flashes<\/h1><p>You may sometimes see small specks or clouds, known as floaters, moving in your field of vision. As people reach middle age, the vitreous fluid may thicken or shrink, forming clumps or strands inside the eye. A common cause of floaters, posterior vitreous detachment, occurs when the vitreous gel pulls away from the back wall of the eye.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c2590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c2590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of Floaters and Flashes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245a69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"245a69d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Floaters can get in the way of clear vision, which may be annoying, but many will fade over time and become less bothersome. However, you should see your eye care specialist as soon as possible if:<\/p><ul><li>Flashing Lights<\/li><li>Sudden appearance of new floaters<\/li><li>Shadows in the side periphery of your vision<\/li><li>Grey curtain moving across your field of vision<\/li><\/ul><p>These may be symptoms of a torn retina, which should be treated promptly since it can lead to retinal detachment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f2d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52f2d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment of Floaters and Flashes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2852d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f2852d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While not all floaters and flashes are serious, you should always have a medical eye examination to make sure there has been no damage to your retina.<\/p><p>Learn more about\u00a0<a title=\"Retinal Tears and Detachment\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/retina\/retinal-tears-and-detachment\/\">retinal tears and detachment.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floaters and Flashes You may sometimes see small specks or clouds, known as floaters, moving in your field of vision. As people reach middle age, the vitreous fluid may thicken or shrink, forming clumps or strands inside the eye. A common cause of floaters, posterior vitreous detachment, occurs when the vitreous gel pulls away from &#8230; <a title=\"Floaters and Flashes\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/floaters-and-flashes\/\" aria-label=\"More on Floaters and Flashes\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":122,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}