Eye floaters and flash lights
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Does anyone else have problems with eyes? I get a lot of floaters and more annoyingly a bright light sometimes, it's light a camera flash has gone off and you can still see it when you blink, this isn't like aura migraine lights this is different and usually in just one eye (can tell from closing one and blinking) can only see this flash type light when I blink it isn't there all the time, can last between 30 seconds and a few mins, please let someone else have this symptom of Peri xxx
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Michellestar87 lou-lou
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marli310 lou-lou
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I have floaters too, it's more common as you age and if you're near-sided. But, the flashes of light you should have it looked at. It could be nothing, I get them once in a while, very slight though. Many years ago, in my twenties, I started getting them and they were very noticeable. It turned out part of my retina detached, and healed back on its own. The flashes then stopped. I would have an ophthalmologist or optometrist look at your retina, should to be sure nothing is going on.
pinkcatfairy lou-lou
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Yes have the floaters and migraine auras but i would get eyes checked juat to be sure but menopause does seem to affect our eyes, mine are very light sensitive! Blurry and watery x
lee12629 pinkcatfairy
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lee12629 lou-lou
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deidra40034 lou-lou
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I would definitely have your eyes checked though...those flashing lights can be a problem. My mother gets those, and her Ophthalmologist tells her when she gets the lights, she is to call him immediately, and get right in. I think one of the other ladies posted it can be a retina tear/issue, and that is not good! This is very true!!
My husband has had several eye strokes, and had to have laser surgery on his left eye due to this. He is now to the point, they can no longer do anymore laser surgery because it is too close to the retina. He has already gone blind in his right eye due to this, so we just keep our fingers crossed he has no more in the left one!!
So you take care of your eyes...make sure you see your Ophthalmologist to have those flashing lights checked out! We will keep you in our thoughts! Wishing You Good Luck!
metamorphed lou-lou
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this is one symptom that brought me most health anxiety. I have had this, blurry vision, awful red eye and worry about sight. I booked an eye test where they check eye pressure and the back of eye and all this stuff and it was fine, so almost certain that this will be the same for you. It has eased and I don't worry about it so much since visiting the optician, so go because it will make you feel better, because it is just another thing that this awful time does to your body. You have to go and have it checked though, just to ease the health anxiety that it brings.
lee12629 metamorphed
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irenecmc lou-lou
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