Do human eyes have the ability to see microscopic objects?

I'm asking this because I was laying down and it looked like I was seeing a wierd little microscopic strand floating across my eyes. Have you guys experienced this? Is what I'm seeing actually a microscopic material?

what do you think the word microscopic means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QRCrZP5BS4

They can pop up out of nowhere, those floaters that suddenly appear in front of your eyes. Actually, the floaters aren't in front of our eyes, as it seems, but floating inside the eye, according to Eye-floaters.com. What we are seeing are shadows that the floaters cast on the retina. The retina is at the back of the eye and is the nerve layer. It senses light and enables us to see.

no. no they cannot.

They can pop up out of nowhere, those floaters that suddenly appear in front of your eyes. Actually, the floaters aren't in front of our eyes, as it seems, but floating inside the eye, according to Eye-floaters.com. What we are seeing are shadows that the floaters cast on the retina. The retina is at the back of the eye and is the nerve layer. It senses light and enables us to see.

Read more: What Causes Floaters in the Eye? | eHow.comhttp://www.ehow.com/about_5486360_causes-floaters-eye.html#ixzz1CNXFg05WI think that's what you're talking about.poseidonwest

thanks a lot dude that's exactly what i'm talking about!

No. That floating thing you saw across your eye is normal and everyone gets them. Can't exactly remember waht i was taugt but it was just bacteria or somethingdarkfox101

No. That floating thing you saw across your eye is normal and everyone gets them. Can't exactly remember waht i was taugt but it was just bacteria or somethingdarkfox101

No, I don't think so. Even with perfect eye sight and having something as close as possible, you still won't see microscopic stuff.

Floaters are a common eye problem.

Still should have it checked out though.