Lightning Flashes In Your Eyes ?

[Humbugged]

Anybody ever had these ?

Last night I rubbed my eye, obviously up the wrong way and I seemed to have inverted the eyelid a little bit...anyway got it back right way up and immediately after got these bright like camera flash light going off across the top of the eye lid.

Then for some time I could do it on command.

I have been able to do it before also, pull the bottom section of the bottom of the eye socket down and move the eyeball about to various directions, I can get these electric flashes.

Does this mean anything ?

[harrry]

Go straight to a reputable eye hospital. It may be the start of a retinal detatchment and may need imediate laser to stop blindness.

[Humbugged]

Crikey.

I had not been drinking either.

[inapeartree]

Probably wise to get it checked out like Harry says but more than likely just this http://www.rnib.org.uk/eyehealth/eyeconditions/eyeconditionsoz/Pages/posterior_vitreous_detachment.aspx

[Humbugged]

Probably wise to get it checked out like Harry says but more than likely just this http://www.rnib.org....detachment.aspx

Thanks...useful info there. I have floaters also, sometimes lots.

Might go get it checked out just in case.

[GarryP]

When I get floaters I find that several flushes usually gets rid of them.

[Humbugged]

When I get floaters I find that several flushes usually gets rid of them.

Saline solution or that sterile stuff ?

[GarryP]

When I get floaters I find that several flushes usually gets rid of them.

Saline solution or that sterile stuff ?

Apologies, my post was a poor attempt at double entendre (toilet humour). However, whenever I suffered from irritated eyes (happened quite often in the past) I found Optrex eye wash works well and is readily avaiable in Thailand.

[moe666]

I had that once then had a bind spot in my left eye. Finally got to the Eye Dr. first he did a freeze repair and then followed up with a laser repair, easy to do the only problem is holding your head in a weird position for a week to maintain the air bubble over the repair. Its been a couple of years now no problem the flash is the macula pulling away from the retina it doesn't always cause a retina tear

[sanuk21]

Flashes in the eye can be caused by various phenomena....

Phosphenes are flashes produced at will by rubbing the eye and are normal - I see this all the time when I rub my eyes!

Ophthalmic migraine flashes are flashes in both eyes caused a migraine - I see this sometimes accompanied by a pixelated swirl.

Flashes in one eye where the vitreous jelly pulls away from the retina could be the precursor to a retinal detachment.

This can be accompanied by floaters. - I had a retinal detachment though with no flashes and minimal floaters.

I sought help too late once the retina had torn and now only have 50% vision in that eye.

The moral of the story is to seek immediate professional help if you have any problem with your eyes.

sanuk

Edited December 6, 2012 by sanuk21

[thaibeachlovers]

Probably wise to get it checked out like Harry says but more than likely just this http://www.rnib.org....detachment.aspx

Thanks for the link. I was happy to see < you have been diagnosed with a PVD it is very unlikely that you will develop a retinal detachment. >, as I have been diagnosed with PVD.

OP. definitely a good idea to get it checked out.

However, as a child, I used to press on my eyeballs to enjoy an amazing light show, but not something I would recommend now, for anyone.

[thaibeachlovers]

Flashes in the eye can be caused by various phenomena....

Phosphenes are flashes produced at will by rubbing the eye and are normal - I see this all the time when I rub my eyes!

Ophthalmic migraine flashes are flashes in both eyes caused a migraine - I see this sometimes accompanied by a pixelated swirl.

Flashes in one eye where the vitreous jelly pulls away from the retina could be the precursor to a retinal detachment.

This can be accompanied by floaters. - I had a retinal detachment though with no flashes and minimal floaters.

I sought help too late once the retina had torn and now only have 50% vision in that eye.

The moral of the story is to seek immediate professional help if you have any problem with your eyes.

sanuk

<Ophthalmic migraine flashes are flashes in both eyes caused a migraine >

I get those regularly, though I don't get the headache after. I did have it checked out by an opthalmic Dr to be on the safe side.

[jcnbkk]

Probably wise to get it checked out like Harry says but more than likely just this http://www.rnib.org....detachment.aspx

Very good article, explained the issue better than the doctor I saw (through a wave of floaters). I would see flashes of what I thought was lightning in the distance, friends thought I was going crazy. Finanly got hit with a flash and had a mass of "floaters". Could hardly believe the doctor when he said I'd get used to them, but they finally settled down somewhat. Only notice them occasionally now, like after reading this thread. Get checked. Good luck.