Floating black and white dots in the eyes
Blackheads in the eyes
Today, more and more often, patients complain that they are worried about floating black dots in the eyes or strings.
For what reason do these very unpleasant symptoms begin to appear in the form of black and dark dots? Perhaps these are manifestations of any serious illness? Let's discuss this topic thoroughly.
In fact, the reasons for the appearance of symptoms such as dots in the eyes can be different. Most often, "black dots" and "floating strings" occur due to destructive changes in the vitreous body of the eye.
The reason for these changes can be diseases such as diabetes mellitus, many vascular diseases, and the reason can also lie in age-related changes and metabolic disorders. The vitreous body of the eye is a kind of storage where dead cells of the eye (decay products) accumulate, taking this into account, one can explain why so often patients complain of "black dots" and "floating strings" that pursue them.
How can you get rid of these points and threads? In reality, there is no particular cause for concern. Indeed, in order to get rid of them, no special treatment is needed. That is, neither laser nor surgical methods of treatment are required. Although some effort is needed. For example, it is very often advised to take homeopathic remedies containing iodine or remedies that improve metabolism, vitamins of group B, in addition to all this, you need to lead a healthy lifestyle, while trying very hard to observe the visual regime.
However, do not hope that in this case you can not go to the ophthalmologist. You still have to see a doctor. You need a visit to a specialist for a detailed examination and to examine the fundus. All this must be done in order to determine whether there are small breaks on the retina or dystrophy.
White dots in the eyes
It seems, what is it if white dots appear in the eyes, which are often called flies by the people? However, this is a signal that serious disorders are taking place in the body!
Moreover, these violations quite often have nothing to do with the eyes, but rather with other organs. Further, the diseases that can cause the appearance of these flies are named.
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is one of the most common causes of this symptom. This is a consequence of a violation of blood pressure in the vertebral arteries, which are responsible for supplying the brain with blood.
Acute internal bleeding. With this bleeding, the appearance of white dots in the eyes is the only symptom.
Acute poisoning. During the period of poisoning, toxins can affect the nervous system, and the optic nerve can also be affected. But this is not the only symptom; poisoning is also accompanied by double eyes.
Anemia. With a decrease in the amount of blood in the body, the level of hemoglobin and erythrocytes also decreases. This causes oxygen deficiency, which in turn leads to metabolic disorders in the retina. Thus, a flickering of white dots appears before the eyes, and almost continuously, and the vision is noticeably weakened.
Decompensated diabetes mellitus. Deterioration of vision in this disease signals that the process of damage to the vessels of the brain is progressing, the vessels of the retina of the eye - too.
A hypertensive crisis causes a powerful vascular tension. This disrupts blood circulation between tissues and capillaries. The retina of the eyes becomes very sensitive, which leads to the onset of this symptom.
Traumatic brain injury can also cause white spots in the eyes.
A critical drop in blood pressure leads to incomplete filling of blood vessels, and this, of course, leads to visual impairment.
During pregnancy. Usually in the second half of pregnancy, flashing white dots may indicate a condition such as eclampsia. This is a very serious pathology, it can be very dangerous for both the mother and the child!
In all of the above cases, a thorough examination and further treatment are very necessary!
However, in some cases, the flashing of flies before the eyes does not indicate anything bad. For example, while getting used to bright light or as soon as you wake up. Very often this phenomenon occurs in absolutely healthy people.
Article author: Mochalov Pavel Alexandrovich | d. m. n. therapist
Education: Moscow Medical Institute. IM Sechenov, specialty - "General Medicine" in 1991, in 1993 "Occupational Diseases", in 1996 "Therapy".
