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Eerie Images

Sudden eye floaters can indicate serious retinal disorders.

The human eye is an amazing organ. Light enters through the pupils, is focused by the lens and is converted by the retina into nerve signals understood by the brain, which turns the signals into images. But sometimes, the brain sees irregular smudges hovering in the vision. These are eye floaters. “Eye floaters are due to an opacity that occurs […]