If you get flashes of light in one of your eyes (particularly if middle-aged or older)...

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3. Thank you for posting this. I had that flashing

went to the eye doctor last week. She said the flashing was a "vitreous detachment" which is when your vitreous humour detaches partially and you may see many things. I saw a big brownish red "Z" in my right eye. I mean big, as if it was printed on a sheet of paper held about 18" from my eye.

Also, I saw something that looked like a shotgun blast in the eye.
She said that was from the detachment around a blood vessel. Well, the bleeding resolved itself but the "lightning flashes" still persist. She said to report back (night or day) if it changes in any way, but I should expect it to go away in 4-12 weeks.

My dad had the retinal detachment and after that surgery was the only time I ever saw him cry.

I'm hoping the vitreous detaches (which happens with age to almost everyone) without further complications. I am an artist, so I live by my hands and eyes and especially fear blindness.