I have recently had a couple of times (usually if i wake during the night) where I get "flashing lights" in my vision - quite off putting when it's otherwise pitch dark in the room. Should I be worried? And if so, is it one for the doc or the optician??
any advice welcomed.
thanks in advance
Hegs x
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could be a migraine without a headache type thingie
is your blood pressure ok now
I do not want to worry you, but I had a detached retina a few years ago and was told to go back immediately if I ever had this sort of effect in my vision. May be nothing, but better be on the safe side.
As the others say, get a check-up.
Mine start as a small blob of light in one eye, then grows into a coloured zig zag, which is curved round, and gets larger until it disappears out of the edge of my vision.
It's usually followed by a headache, but not a particularly bad one - I get off quite lightly compared to some people.
If I catch it early enough and concentrate on watching the blob (with my eyes shut), it will sometimes disappear and not develop into the zig zag or the headache.
I have also had quite a few "floaters" recently (black floating specks) - in the past my optician always said that was nothing to worry about but one of my friends has had a detached retina and I don't want to go there (
PH - haven't had the BP checked for a while - did cross my mind as I started a new job last week and am putting myself through a lot of stress and uncertainty as I settle in (always a good excuse for the old BP to go through the roof).
thanks everyone, think I'll get it checked out.
hegs x
Not everyone gets flashing lights with migranes but most people get some sort of visual impairment.