If new eye floaters come with any of these, contact an eye care professional right away:
Sudden shower of new eye floaters
Flashes of light in your peripheral vision
A dark curtain or shadow moving across your field of view
Blurred vision or loss of side vision
Eye pain or redness accompanying the eye floaters
Common Benign Eye Floaters Potentially Serious Eye Floaters
Gradual onset over months or years Sudden onset or rapid increase
Few in number, stable over time Many new ones appearing at once
No other symptoms Accompanied
