What are FLASHES

2019-03-12 06:24:00
I have been suffering from dry eye and computer vision syndrome for the past month. I also have developed a few floaters, 4-5 in right eye and 1-2 in left eye. I'm ALOs myopic for -2 and -2.25 in left and right eye respectively. Now the doctor has asked me to ignore floaters unless I see lightning streaks or flashing in my vision. But unfortunately I don't really understand what is it and exactly how I will recognise it if it happens. Kindly help me understand how to understand what flashing is and what is it like to experience so I'm aware.
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Hello Imagine,a dark stormy night. Heavy rain And now suddenly light flashes in sky with a thunder. Now, delete everything except that light in sky. This is flash in simple language

Answered2019-03-12 16:01:56

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Floaters are usually nonpathological.please learn to omit them since got your fundus examination done and your retina is ok hence you need not to worry.

Answered2019-03-12 10:44:19

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