The Sanskrit term timira may refer to a variety of eye disorders including myopia and cataracts. In the context of Buddhist texts, this term may be understood to refer more specifically to the “vitreous floaters” (myodesopsia or muscae volitantes) that appear as spots, specks, or strings in one’s visual field.

A disorder of the eye, often equated with cataracts or similar conditions.

The timira disease includes a variety of eye disorders including myopia, cataract, etc. In the context of Buddhist texts, this term is used to refer to eye floaters (i.e., spots, specks, or strings appearing in one’s visual field). This eye disorder is called myodesopsia or muscae volitantes (Latin for “flying flies”).