Have you seen these spots in your eyes? What are myodesopsias and when to worry

Imagine for a moment that you are lying on the grass, watching the time go by while you flee from the madding crowd, looking at the blue summer sky. Now you squint a little and before you lots of strange creatures, similar to transparent worms, that move through your retina. You are not scared, of course, it is something very common and that all human beings have observed more than once when looking at blank pages or the sky mentioned above: they are myodesopsias.

Also known as flying flies, surely you already know what we mean. Is about an impression of floating bodies that move through our eyes and that, in reality, are not real external objects. Although these spots appear to be in front of the eye, they actually float inside the eye and are the result of the presence of opacities that form in the vitreous humor, which is the gelatinous body that fills the eyeball, and that with the passage of the light they cast their shadow on the retina. They are generally a natural consequence of the aging of the mentioned vitreous body, which loses water, although it can occur in younger individuals.

Who suffers them

• As we have said, the old people they are more prone to suffer them, since they are produced by the aging of the vitreous humor.
• People operated on waterfalls.
• Those who have undergone eye surgeries or suffer from some type of inflammation in the eye.
• The myopic, it is argued, these floating flies are also given to observe because they have the longest eye and this accelerates the vitreous detachment process.

When to worry

Generally not related to pathologies nor do they lose vision, But in some extreme cases, medical help may be required, when they are so dense that the individual is blurred.

Recommendations for learning to live with them include not looking at them or trying to focus on them.

It is also important to see a doctor when they appear suddenly or with flashes of light. It is likely that if you notice any of these discomforts you will have to undergo a fundus exam, which examines the state of the retina to rule out the existence of a serious illness or injury. The prognosis depends on size and age. Newer ones can be reabsorbed, but older ones tend to resist.

How to avoid them

Myodesopsias cannot be prevented, although they can detect possible complications derived from them early. Recommendations for learning to live with them include do not chase them with your eyes or try to focus themThat is, not paying attention to them and, especially, not following them when you work with the computer and the notes that appear. Sometimes it is difficult, but you have to try to continue with what was being done.