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truthlover · 05-17-2008, 11:58 PM

I'm adding to my previous post. I searched the Internet again, adding tghe word 'vision' to the search, and came up with this article:

"Flashes are defined as flashes or streaks of light produced on the inside of the eye and visible only to the person(s) experiencing them. They are not real to the observer but are real to the patient. They are produced by trauma to the retina of the eye and sudden changes in the intra-ocular pressure. A classic example is the “seeing stars” phenomenon when one is punched in the eyeball...

"Sometimes, small flashes of light may be seen by the patient with or without the appearance of floaters. Flashes are usually caused by the vitreous humour adjusting the pressure on the retina of the eye. The example given above (punch or blunt instrument trauma) characteristically brings about sudden changes which produce the flashes. This phenomenon (pressure changes) is also a normal part of the ageing process. In some patients flashes may last for a few seconds or several minutes. In other patients they may occur off and on for several weeks. For best visualization of flashes it is best to place the patient in a dark room. Some patients may say that they see flashes at night only on in poor lighting conditions...

"Flashers and Floaters appear directly as a result of the normal aging process. As we age the intra ocular vitreous humour shrinks and is replaced with a more liquid fluid...

"This generally occurs in patients who are 55 years or older...."
Floaters and Flashes

SOOO, maybe my vision is deteriorating after all.

05-17-2008, 11:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
truthlover Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 13	Blue flashes of light + vision research I'm adding to my previous post. I searched the Internet again, adding tghe word 'vision' to the search, and came up with this article: "Flashes are defined as flashes or streaks of light produced on the inside of the eye and visible only to the person(s) experiencing them. They are not real to the observer but are real to the patient. They are produced by trauma to the retina of the eye and sudden changes in the intra-ocular pressure. A classic example is the “seeing stars” phenomenon when one is punched in the eyeball... "Sometimes, small flashes of light may be seen by the patient with or without the appearance of floaters. Flashes are usually caused by the vitreous humour adjusting the pressure on the retina of the eye. The example given above (punch or blunt instrument trauma) characteristically brings about sudden changes which produce the flashes. This phenomenon (pressure changes) is also a normal part of the ageing process. In some patients flashes may last for a few seconds or several minutes. In other patients they may occur off and on for several weeks. For best visualization of flashes it is best to place the patient in a dark room. Some patients may say that they see flashes at night only on in poor lighting conditions... "Flashers and Floaters appear directly as a result of the normal aging process. As we age the intra ocular vitreous humour shrinks and is replaced with a more liquid fluid... "This generally occurs in patients who are 55 years or older...." Floaters and Flashes SOOO, maybe my vision is deteriorating after all.