If you are not accustomed to it, seeing eye floaters, flashes, or spots can be alarming. In most cases, it is not a sign of a serious problem, but it can be. If you experience a sudden abundance of floaters or spots, you may have a torn or detached retina. Typically this is accompanied by seeing a bright flash or flashes of light. Seeing flashes or stars can be a symptom of an ocular migraine, or low blood pressure. Floaters Eye floaters are little shadows that move across your vision. They are sometimes described as looking like cobwebs, little worms, flecks, spots, or squiggles. Floaters are little clumps of vitreous gel, and what you see are actually the shadows of these clumps. We tend to get more eye floaters as a natural part of aging. They are more noticeable when you are looking at the sky or a light colored background. Ads by Google A sudden onset of floaters can mean that your retina is detaching or has been torn. Your eyes are filled with vitreous gel and, as you age, the ge...