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Thursday morning I noticed what looked like a small hair in the right eye. By Friday it was a few hairs with a cloudy, shadowy looking area. Today it has grown and looks like a cobweb. When I move by eye rapidly to the left or right the cobweb doesn't exactly follow my eye. When my eye stops it keeps moving slightly.
Web MD says it's a "floater" and not a big deal unless it is accompanied by flashes of light.
Anyone here with experience or knowledge of this phenomenon? Any advice?
I am going to call my optometrist Monday and see if I can see him next week, but don't know if I should go to an ER or something sooner.