Flashes of light or twitching eye?

Sounds like grass to me, or mild lsd

Does it get worse towards the evening,  I have this sometimes if I am really tired towards night time and after driving.

I get flashing lights when I get low blood pressure and need to drink something, particularly when I stand up quickly or when I rest after doing something. I also get eye twitches, as does everyone in my family, and was told you get them when you are tired, I also get twitches in my thighs and other muscles occasionally. Hope that helps?

Hi there. I think the light flashes occur when the vitreous jelly moves away from the retina creating a tug on it. The retina reacts by sending a small electric charge to the brain. Do you have vitreous detachment which is quite common in older people and those with high eye glass presriptions? If you do, in the long term, you are unlikely to see the flashes once the vitreous fully comes away. My mum has vitreous detachment and was told it is very unlikely she will develop a retinal detachment.

You will not be able to tell the difference between light flashes and floaters caused by a vitreous detachment or the very serious retinal detachment. The only way to tell is to have your eyes examined ideally same day if you suddenly see:

1. light flashes and/or a change/increase in light flashes

2. sudden appearance of floaters or an increase in their size and number

3. bluuring of vision

4. dark 'curtain' moving up, down or across the vision as this may mean the retina has already detached.

In most cases, these symptoms are caused by vitreous detachment which rarely causes any long-term problems. However, because there is a small risk it is always best to have the eyes examined.

My mum was told about 10% of people with vitreous detachment develop a retinal tear and about 40% of people with an acute retinal tear will develop a retinal detachment if left untreated. There are very successful treatments if one does develop a tear or detachment.

Hope this has helped a bit.

 

Hi again. i just wanted to mention that I also sometimes see 'small stars' , not light flashes, if I get up too quickly. My friend sees these stars if her blood pressure is playing up. If ever unsure between the two, just get the eyes re-examined.

It may be your blood pressure. I was getting it for several months and freaking out when I found out my eye flashing was a symptom of migraines. Later it was found that my migraines were being caused by a signficant loss of curvature in my neck which was putting pressure on my brain. Getting your eyes checked out is the smart first step. if it turn out that your eyes are fine see your doctor about checking out your blood sugar and pressure levels. If those check out you can see a neurologist but since that can be a lengthy process I would first consider if you have had any trauma in the past- car accidents, bad falls, athletic concussions and if so get a neck x ray done. it doesn't have to be recent, I felt no unusual neck pain before my diagnosis and my last injury had been a minor collision from 7 years earlier. It's dizzying how everything in the body is connected.