For those with the bright spot when blinking symptom

[Astroturf]

There are several of us on here who have a similar eye complaint: seeing a bright flash, like the afterimage of a flash bulb, when we blink, and sometimes, on upgaze. This is  transient symptom for most of us, lasting anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. When the "spot" in our visual field passes over a dark background, the spot appears light. When the spot passes over a light background, it appears dark.

So far, the doctors haven't been able to diagnose us, and perhaps that means it is simply some idiopathic phenomenon. But, in any case, I'm wondering what other similarities we might all have that could bring us closer to a an explanation.

For instance, other factors about me which might be clues are:

I take 100 mg of Zoloft a day
I would describe myself as high-anxiety and stress
I clench my teeth, usually on the same side as the effected eye
I have alot of sinus problems around my eyes
I have double vision due to a weak muscle in one eye
I have many floaters and one very prominent one in the eye without the bright spot

How about you?

[JohnHaganMD]

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[Villain1981]

I forgot to say I also clench my teeth and have a misaligned jaw

[Villain1981]

I forgot to say I also clench my teeth and have a misaligned jaw

[Villain1981]

I also have a bright spot when blinking it is mostly when I first wake up and its getting light. I blink rapidly and it is like a camera flash. I have had two retinal detachments which have left me with distorted vision in my left eye and in the same spot I gave a flickers light that I can see when I go from one room to another that are differently lit. The consultant says I have drusen starting in both eyes and I can see the distortion on an Amsler grid.

[fromfinlandwithhate]

Hi,

Somewhat happy that I found this thread and reading about people having the exact same (hard to explain symptoms),  at the same time I don't wish anyone to have them.

Found these two images which you totally can relate to if you've had this phenomenon.

When one blinks:
https://i.imgur.com/tUMOWVG.gif

When one moves a finger in front of the eye:
https://i.imgur.com/NYIv2Hc.gif

Earlier in my life I've been suffering from ocular migraine (with the fireworks and all) those effects later disappeared and I was left with only the headache from time to time.

I have an undiagnosed ringing in my right ear which was not tinnitus and the doctor said he haven't had a case like this in all his 40 years (since it's almost always associated with hearing impairments).
It is very  difficult to explain the sound but very high pitch, changing in frequency, reminds one of morse code.

Now just randomly this spot occurred in my right eye (located slightly in the up/right direction in the visual field), visited an eye specialist whom could not find anything else than floaters (which I also have), but as we all know this is not behaving exactly like floaters and for (doctors) who haven't experienced the same, they mostly just rule them out as floaters, or age, or something else.

It has been ongoing for two weeks now, we'll see what happens.

Best regards!

[fromfinlandwithhate]

Hi,

Somewhat happy that I found this thread and reading about people having the exact same (hard to explain symptoms),  at the same time I don't wish anyone to have them.

Found these two images which you totally can relate to if you've had this phenomenon.

When one blinks:
https://i.imgur.com/tUMOWVG.gif

When one moves a finger in front of the eye:
https://i.imgur.com/NYIv2Hc.gif

Earlier in my life I've been suffering from ocular migraine (with the fireworks and all) those effects later disappeared and I was left with only the headache from time to time.

I have an undiagnosed ringing in my right ear which was not tinnitus and the doctor said he haven't had a case like this in all his 40 years (since it's almost always associated with hearing impairments).
It is very  difficult to explain the sound but very high pitch, changing in frequency, reminds one of morse code.

Now just randomly this spot occurred in my right eye (located slightly in the up/right direction in the visual field), visited an eye specialist whom could not find anything else than floaters (which I also have), but as we all know this is not behaving exactly like floaters and for (doctors) who haven't experienced the same, they mostly just rule them out as floaters, or age, or something else.

It has been ongoing for two weeks now, we'll see what happens.

Best regards!