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2018-03-05 07:24:45
Sir,Sometimes I see a white spot visible only in the sky or any other bright region and in only one eye at a time.It is only visible when I repeatedly blink my eyes and fades and vanishes when I stop blinking.It goes away in 5-10 minutes and appears in different eyes during different times.Please explain what I am seeing and is it normal.Is it a normal afterimage.
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These are floaters. And floaters are usually nonpathological and you will have to learn to omit them. However you must get your fundus examination done by an ophthalmologist first ,so as to rule out the retinal problem.

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