Small annoyance but extremely irritating.

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That is, it's the little things that can make a person want to scream in frustration. Ever hear of a floater? Sure you have. Basically, there are two definitions of a floater. One is a person, dead or alive, floating in water--or in some cases, an object. But that's not the one I am discussing here. The other is an eye floater, or floaters. A tiny black speck, or group of specks, that can come and go and they seem to actually float through the air--a person sees them, of course no one else does, and you literally want to reach up and grab them. I've had them now and then, but very minor, and then they have never lasted very long--presto, they leave very quickly. Floaters rarely, if ever, affect people's vision unless it's a huge one that will not move out of your line of vision.Floaters are common in adults from their 40's on up. A few years ago, I developed an extremely annoying floater. It wouldn't budge from my line of sight/vision, like all the other ones had done in the past. My ophthalmologist hiked me off to a machine and zapped it with a laser. It never bothered me again, truly it was magic. I had no pain or irritation at all. Other than that one instance, I've been clear of eye floaters with the exception of now and then seeing tiny ones float by. But now I have one that is so annoying. In the left eye, at the outside edge. It shows up and disappears fast--but I always think it's something there that is moving--a small animal, etc. if I am out and about, or? Who knows? Anyway, it won't go away. I am happy it has not affected my vision, but doctor says it needs to be lasered. If you have a big eye floater it can be a sign of a retinal detachment, which no one wants. So far, I have lucked out on that. Add this to the list of things I need to get done. I don't have a detached retina or any eye damage, so I don't have to have it removed/lasered. But it's so annoying, I think I am going to go ahead and do it. Do you have floaters?