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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 1106443" data-attributes="member: 52527">Floaters are usually harmless <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/floaters/Pages/Introduction.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/floaters/Pages/Introduction.aspx</a>However, a sudden increase in floaters (especially if accompanied by 'cobwebs', haze, shadows or a red tinge to the vision) could be due to vitreous haemorrhage. This can occur in advanced retinopathy (proliferative retinopathy) and needs to be seen urgently by an ophthalmologist (within 2 weeks). <a href="http://patient.info/health/vitreous-haemorrhage-leaflet" target="_blank">http://patient.info/health/vitreous-haemorrhage-leaflet</a>A sudden increase in floaters accompanied by flashing lights and 'cobwebs' and/or areas of blurred vision could be due to retinal detachment (a possible complication of advanced retinopathy) and needs to be seen as an emergency appointment in the eye clinic on the day the symptoms begin. <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Retinal-detachment/Pages/Introduction.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Retinal-detachment/Pages/Introduction.aspx</a></blockquote>

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