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Bookmark or Share- Photopsia - Symptoms, Causes & Treatments - Vision CenterPhotopsia is a visual phenomenon that causes a person to see floaters, flashes, or flickering lights. These visual disturbances can affect one or both eyes. It’s common to “ see stars ”—flashes of light caused by photopsia—every so often.
- What Are Floaters and Flashes? - American Academy of OphthalmologyWhat Are Flashes? Flashes can look like flashing lights or lightning streaks in your field of vision. Some people compare them to seeing “stars” after being hit on the head. You might see flashes on and off for weeks, or even months. Flashes happen when the vitreous rubs or pulls on your retina.
- Flashing Lights in the Eye: When to See a Doctor | Duke HealthSeeing flashes of light in the corner of your eye can indicate a serious medical condition that may permanent vision loss.
- Flashes of Light - American Academy of OphthalmologyFlashes of light are pinpricks or spots of light that you see in your field of vision. People often say seeing flashes of light is like seeing "shooting stars" or "lightning streaks." Flashes of light in your vision come from inside your eye.
- Photopsia: Causes & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicWhat are photopsias (eye flashes)? Flashes of light you see even when you’re not looking at light have a medical name — photopsias. They’re kind of like eye floaters, which have a medical name, too — myodesopsias.
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