Seeing "blotches"

[Cvikerasica]

Just few days ago I have seen them for the first time. Like some dust or hair, or anything was attached to my eyelashes. But, it was only the first impression. Then I found that it had nothing to do with my eyelashes, it moves as my eye is moving, so it must be something attached to my eyeball. And, it is not only one "blotch" but few larger (of the size of a letter or slightly larger) and several smaller. I inspected my eye in the mirror and found nothing. It is only in my left eye, my right one is "clean". I had no chance to see any specialized eye doctor because I am at vacation in a small village with only general doctor. He did inspection, and he told me it is some eye illnes, but he cannot say what sort. He told me that I must see specialist when I return home, because it can be anything, from small corneal injury, via cataract up to the eye cancer! Now, I am really very affraid thinking even to break my vacation to return home to se a doctor. Please, tell me if you can say what it can be. I am near-sighted (if it is important) wear glasses (-3.00 left, -2.50 right), but I found that my lens for the left eye is not good few months ago, seems I need stronger one.
Vesna

[dawn2008]

I urge you to take the advice posted by Dr. Hagan.  My son and I both experience "floaters, and have seen a doctor for them.  They are common in people who are very near-sighted, and this is not an emergency.  As Dr. Hagan said, "If there is no pain, no repeated extremely bright flashes of light, no loss of peripheral vision, no personal or family..." this can wait until you return home from your vacation.  The other symptons that Dr. Hagan describes (pain, bright flashes of light, loss of peripheral vision) require immediate attention, as they could be indicitive of something like a detached retina.
Dawn2008

[Cvikerasica]

Some explanation after I made search on Internet. I foun it described as "Eye floaters"
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater) just like those in the picture of the sky but darker and shorter. They exists only in my left eye ( if I close my eye, I don't see it!) and make me nervous and also influence headache. They are less anoying during night than during daylight. I hope this will clarify my symptoms?
General doctor I talked with, recommended me to wear an eye-patch during daylight, but I am affraid I can make my eye "lazy" that way?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

It is highly unlikely that this is eye cancer, so you should stop worrying about that. At your age the most common cause would be vitreous floaters. If there is no pain, no repeated extremely bright flashes of light, no loss of peripheral vision, no personal or family history of eye diease then you might call home and ararnge for an ophthalmologist to exam you when you are back from your vacation. If you have any of the former problems then you should see an Eye MD ASAP

JCH MD

[AnnaE]

Sounds like you need to see an eye MD right away.

The doctor will answer you in a while.