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Originally posted by Sincerestsawa
i really dont think my eyes are bad, i see better than most i don't need glasses
glad to know other people experience this as well. when i was younger and more in tune
the movement was so intense i thought i was seeing ants crawling everywhere but i couldnt feel them
so i would just close my eyes and goto sleep. thanks for the responses everyone
~Sawa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The blue field entoptic phenomenon or Scheerer's phenomenon is the appearance of tiny bright dots (called "blue-sky sprites") moving quickly along squiggly lines in the visual field, especially when looking into bright blue light (such as the sky).[1] This is a normal effect that can be perceived by almost everybody. The dots are white blood cells in the capillaries in front of the retina of the eye, near the macula.[2] This ophtalmogram shows the blood vessels that lie in front of the retina. Their shadow is the cause of the blue field entoptic phenomenon. Blue light (optimal wavelength: 430 nm) is well absorbed by the red blood cells that fill the capillaries. The eye and brain "edit out" the shadow lines of the capillaries, partially by dark adaptation of the photoreceptors lying beneath the capillaries. The white blood cells, which are much rarer than the red ones and do not absorb blue light well, create gaps in the blood column, and these gaps appear as bright dots. They won't appear at the very center of the visual field, because there are no blood vessels in the fovea. The effect is rather weak, and many people don't notice it at all. It is strongest when looking at a smooth blue surface. Some times worm like objects can also be seen floating in front of the visual.