The signs of a detached retina include.
Eye floaters: tiny spots or wavy lines that drift across your field of view.
Flashes or flickers of light in your vision.
Blurry vision.
A shadow or “curtain” growing over your vision.
Worsening side (peripheral) vision.
Retinal detachment is an emergency situation in which a critical layer of tissue (the retina) at the back of the eye pulls away from the layer of blood vessels that provides it with oxygen and nutrients.
Retinal detachment is often accompanied by flashes and floaters in your vision.
Most eye flashes are normal and nothing to worry about.
Although if you start noticing more than the normal amount of eye flashes or you start to notice a lot more floaters than you've experienced in the past or many flashes, you should call your doctor.
The reason you see spots after looking at light or bright light is because the photosensitive cells of your retina are overwhelmed by the intense light coming through the front of the eye.
After 30 minutes or so the spots should go away as your eyes get away from the bright light and focus back on the normal light.
When your eyes are red and crusty when you wake up it's most often because of a condition called conjunctivitis which is an eye inflammation that can be bacterial, viral, or allergic.
The condition causes redness, itching, pain, and oozing in one or both eyes and it can also cause your eyelashes to crust over, making it hard to open your eyes in the morning.
When you wake up with dry eyes it can be caused by not producing enough tears, or you're not producing enough high quality tears.
You may also have a condition called lagophthalmos which is a condition when the the eyelids do not properly close during sleep. Instead of completely covering the eyes, in lagophthalmos the eyelids may not fully close, or may slowly drift open throughout the night.
The new treatment for dry eyes are eye drops that help to lubricate the eyes which include loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension (Eysuvis, Inveltys, Alrex, Lotemax).
To help get rid of dry eyes naturally and permanently keep your eyes moist by using a humidifier in your home, try producing tears by crying and use some moisturizing eye drops such as artificial tears.
Systane is better than refresh for your eyes although both are good.
Systane ultra has PEG and PPG whereas refresh has CMC. Systane has more retentive power hence preferred in chronic dry eyes.
Systane eye drops moisturize the eyes and relieve burning, irritation, and discomfort caused by dry eyes.
If dry eye is left untreated the dry eye can lead to eye inflammation, abrasion of the corneal surface, corneal ulcers and vision loss.
Dry eyes can cause blurry vision.
Dry eye can be serious if it does not go away as our eyes need proper lubrication and moisture or we can suffer from burning eyes, red eyes, itchy eyes and possible blurred vision.
If left untreated, severe dry eyes may lead to eye inflammation, abrasion of the corneal surface, corneal ulcers and vision loss.
Decreased quality of life. Dry eyes can make it difficult to perform everyday activities, such as reading.
Crying does help with dry eyes.
Your tears are a natural eye lubricator and moisturizer so by crying or creating tears you can help get rid of your dry eyes.
Saline is not really good for dry eyes as it can sometimes actually make the condition worse.
However you want to use a lubricating eye drop to lubricate your eyes with which are known as artificial tears.
Artificial tears are eyedrops used to lubricate dry eyes and help maintain moisture on the outer surface of your eyes.
Such eyedrops may be used to treat dry eyes that result from aging, certain medications, a medical condition, eye surgery or environmental factors, such as smoky or windy conditions.
B12 can cause dry eyes when you're lacking the B12 vitamin.
Having a B12 deficiency is associated with severe dry eye and eye pain.
B12 does help with eyesight and can help prevent macular degeneration which is a condition in which your retina deteriorates over time, causing blurry vision.
When you see cobwebs in your eyes it means that the Vitreous "which is a jelly like material in your eyes" becomes more liquid.
And when this happens the microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous tend to clump together.
These bits of debris cast tiny shadows onto your retina, and you perceive these shadows as eye floaters.
Strings, blobs, and cobwebs: they all describe types of specks that may appear to float across your field of vision.
These "floaters" are usually just a nuisance.
"In many cases, floaters become less noticeable or more tolerable over time, and can even disappear entirely.
Although cobwebs are a common floater type, you may see more of them after a detachment.
It may also appear as if you are viewing the world through a mist.
Keep in mind that a sudden increase in floaters, a decrease in vision, and flashing lights can be signs of a retinal detachment.
The floaters often subside starting within a few days, and all but a few settle to the bottom of the eye and disappear within a 6-month period. Some residual floaters can be seen for life.
If the floaters are a major nuisance or severely hinder your vision, the best way to get rid of them is through either vitrectomy or the use of lasers.
A vitrectomy is a procedure in which your doctor will remove the gel-like substance (vitreous) that keeps the shape of your eye round.
They mainly don't negatively impact vision and are more of an occasional annoyance.
In time, you may even learn to ignore them even if they don't disappear entirely.
As a result, treatment is rarely recommended for common floaters if they aren't impacting vision significantly.