Contrast sensitivity decreases, visual acuity drops somewhat, and vision in low light levels suffers. As a consequence, the elderly often complain that images do not look as sharp, they need more light to see clearly and low contrast objects may not be seen at all. Floaters Floaters are condensations of cells in the vitreous or gel part of the eye. Floaters can look like a number of things including dots, spots, dots with arms, spiders, clumps of dots or strings. Floaters are most easily seen when looking at the clear blue sky and moving ones eyes back and forth.
Floaters are very common and are the main problem or concern of web site visitors.
One or a few floaters is common. The sudden appearance of a large number of floaters warrants a trip to the eye doctor's office. Web site visitors have raised the possibility that vitamin A supplements may cause floaters, although a direct link has not been established. Migraine Fortification Phenomenon Sometimes in a migraine, the patient will experience visual symptoms similar to that shown in the above picture. The center of the visual effect may be in the patients central vision or it may appear off to one side.