Are floaters in my vision a serious problem?

Are floaters in my vision a serious problem?

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There are certain situations in which floaters are serious, and that is if you get a whole bunch of new floaters all at once - that can be a sign of an impending retinal detachment. In that case you should see your eye doctor relatively quickly - within a day or two. Similarly, if you develop flashes of light in your eye - they almost look like little bolts of lightning off in the corner of your eye - that can be a sign of impending retinal detachment and again should lead you to see an eye doctor about the floaters.