Hello, I would like to seek some medical advice for my girlfriend. She is 19, and is overall in good health, shes lean, has no medical history problems. She has had flashing lights before from migraines in the past, but recently she has had different flashing lights in her eyes for 2 weeks now. Everyday she has flashing lights, no floaters, and the light is actually around her eye, and sometimes directly in the center of her vision, it appears as a flashing light in oblong shapes, they move with her eyes. During the last two weeks they have not gotten worse, or better, but have been consistent, the only change is that her peripheral vision has decreased slightly. She has seen a doctor and they said there is nothing wrong with her retina, and her eyes look fine. The doctor believed the decreased peripheral vision is from the strain the flashing lights are causing on her eyes. The doctor has made an appointment for her to see a special ophthalmologist 2 weeks from now. I am wondering if I should take her to the hospital instead because I dont want her to wait long for medical attention if this is a serious matter.
Thanks