• greenhorn@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Everyone on here talking about theirs going away over time and I’m wondering if I’m supposed to go in for regular scraping as I get older

    • SadSadSatellite @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      They’re little bits of debris and fibrous points in the gel matrix of your eye. They don’t go away ever, but they float to a part of your eye you don’t pay as much attention to. They tend to “go away” in people who consistently sleep on the same side. If you’re a back sleeper, or move around a lot, they tend to stick near your macula (your main focal point).

      When I run ocular scans on people I can see them drifting around. They’re not a problem unless they’re dense or dark, then they might be blood due to a retinal tear or diabetic retinopathy.