What's the floating black thing in my eye?

Question

What's the floating black thing in my eye?

Answer 1

Most likely they're floaters.  If you are seeing a large amount of them, or if they suddenly appeared, you should get checked out to make sure there is nothing serious going on.  Most likely it's totally harmless but in some cases can mean that something else is going on so it's best to make sure.

Answer 2

my old psych teacher had a floater. randomly during a lecture you would see him gaze and say "there goes my damnn floater"

Answer 3

If you are older, then you are probably getting floaters, but get it checked by an opthalmologist to be sure if it bothers you alot.

Answer 4

They are called floaters and they are bits of cells that break off. Some of them go away, but some stay forever. The older you get, the more likely you will have them. They aren't dangerous, just annoying at times.