flashing light

[dizydosydoll]

i have a flashing lights in the corner of my right eye and its getting worse what the hell is it???

TIA

[4getmenot]

Are you famous?

[4getmenot]

Or maybe being stalked

[redcrx]

a police car in your wing mirror???

[dizydosydoll]

i wish, no its really weird im not going to have a stroke am i

[4getmenot]

Are you out dogging?

[dizydosydoll]

about being famous, not being stalked or the police in my mirror, actually its getting better and its gone weird

[redcrx]

if you really think it could be the signs of a stroke then why are you sat at a PC asking the question and not on phone to NHS?

Go see your GP if you are worried.

[laurence2]

Do you wear Glasses?

[dizydosydoll]

no i dont wear glasses laurence but maybe thats a sign never had my eyes tested in years because always thought i had good eye sight.

Redcrx im at work at the moment so i cant phone nhs although like i said its gone now, just wanted to know if anybody else had had it

[fairkatrina]

Usually its nothing, and is fairly common, but if its changing get to your GP, because worse case scenario is it's a brain tumour.

[whiffey]

I get that occasionally, it's frightening, but like you, it goes away again.

It tends to happen on Monday mornings, maybe my posture in front of a screen as I write the salon accounts.

Are you gazing at the pc screen in poor background light ?

[laurence2]

My wife had the same problem recently {she wears glasses} but its seems ok now, she dosen't know why it happened and her glasses persciption wise are fine, maybe if you.ve not eaten or been feeling a little under the weather might be a reason why

[dizydosydoll]

I am on reception and i must admit that bright light give me a head ache sometimes so maybe it is the light.

I think i may be better going getting my eyes checked out though although like i say i think that i have pritty good eye sight.

[Octavius]

The cause of flashes may be more easily identified if other symptoms exist (such as feeling unusually cold or having aching limbs). I presume these are �flashes� and not �floaters�?

If they are flashes then you should see an eye specialist because of the risk of the severe retinal detachment, which in extreme cases can cause vision loss. However, other causes of flashes (and floaters) are more common than retinal detachment, such as vitreous detachment due to aging. Are you knocking on a bit?

Flashes are generally caused by improper stimulation of the eye's retina, or the optic nerve, which the brain interprets as light. Flashes may occur on movement of the eye, such as in vitreous detachment where the vitreous is pulling on the retina and eye movement exacerbates the effect. Either that or you have forgotten to take off your novelty flashing glasses after the Christmas party.

In any event, with any long lasting (i.e. 24 hours) or re-occurring eye problems should be seen to by a specialist, if only for reassurance. Better to be safe than sorry.

[dizydosydoll]

Thanks for that Octavius, I am 22 so don't think i am knocking on that much ;-)
I will go and see someone if it happens again because it was really bad and was effecting my sight even though it was in the corner of my eye i couldnt focus properly so if it does happen again i will defo make an appointment.

[fat rascal]

if you are doing a lot of work on a pc screen the auras you are experiencing might be like a migraine..... i have them alot they usually wear off after 40 mins... but light can trigger them.

but might be an idea to get checked out anyway though.

take care
xx

[kwicky]

Both my wife and myself suffer from this so is a common problem. Octavious was right in his summary and can easily lead to retinal detachment and possibly blindness so I would get it checked out quickly (at an eye clinic) and they may put your mind at rest. They can repair it if caught early.

[hopalong]

I was refered to an Eye speciallist a few months ago . They said they didnt think it was anything to worry about but said if the was any change in my sight the I had to go straightt away to a certain Glasgow hospital (Gartnavel) SO find out where your eye hospital is and if you sight deteriates suddenly then go to that hospital dont wait for a referal.

[smurfchops]

I have had a couple of ops on my eye and was told if I see flashing lights at the side it might be the start of a detached retina, go along to your local hospital Eye Clinic, worth getting checking out - don't worry!