seeing spots
Dizzy visual disturbance
Seeing spots describes the visual disturbance of small shapes—dots, specks, or floaters—drifting across your field of vision.
This can happen after looking at bright light, standing up too quickly, or from fatigue: I stood up too fast and started seeing spots.
The phrase sometimes extends to any disorienting moment: After that news, I was seeing spots.
- visionAbility to see
- floatersVisual field debris
- visual disturbanceAbnormality in perception through eyes
- blurred visionUnclear visual perception
- dizzySensation of spinning
flashing · blinking · faint · lightheaded · head rush · migraine · aura · blur · squinting · dots · speckles · polka dots · flickering · blackout · stars · dazzled · vertigo · woozy
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- dizzinessdizziness, dizzy spell, lightheadedness, vertigo, wooziness
- sensationstaste, touch, smell, sound, pain
- vision conditionsblurred vision, double vision, night vision, peripheral vision, tunnel vision
- Eye Reactionsblinking, squinting, wincing, eye widening, pupil dilation
seeing spotsperfect vision
Optimal visual acuity
20/20 vision · normal vision · clear sight · keen eyesight · eagle-eyed
seeing spotsclear-headed
Able to think rationally
healthy · well-rested · stable · alert · refreshed
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