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What are flashes
My doctors have given me an sos that the moment i see lightening in my vision i am to rush back to him, due to the liquefaction in my vitreous and black thready floaters. They developed just a few months back and anything i did not notice before gives me a huge scare that it might be lightening flash i am seeing. But what exactly is it, suddenly a lot of light in the vision field like when lightening cracks or the thin white lines in the sky??? Also is seeing white afterimage of anything narrow and wire like normal for someone like me???
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Your symptoms are suggestive of flashes.
Please don't panic
Just follow instructions of your ophthalmologist
Please feel free to discuss in detail
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Flashes of light are lightning streaks in field of vision
occasional flashes of light are usually harmless. However, if you suddenly start seeing repeated flashes of light, this could be a serious problem.
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consult ophthalmologist if there is
suddenly start of flashes that were not before.
sudden increase in flashes of light.
You see a dark area or ‘curtain’ across your vision.
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