Those White Dots You See When You Look At The Sky May Not Be "Floaters"

Every now and then, you may have noticed small worm-like structures in your vision, particularly if you are staring at a bright uniform color, such as a bright blue sky or a snowy landscape. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

These worm-like structures are floaters , and are caused by objects such as protein clumps, bits of tissue, or red blood cells inside your vitreous humor , the transparent, jelly-like fluid in the center of your eyeball, located between the lens and the retina. They are, of course, generally nothing to worry about, though they can sometimes be an indication of a new condition.

"Eye floaters appear as specks of various shapes and sizes that move across your field of vision. These specks repres