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Flickering

For the past week or so I have noticed a flickering or stroking in my vision.  I can see through it, and it moves around a bit, but it is just to the right of my central vision.  It tends to appear if I'm tires, or if I have done a physical activity, but only lasts for a second or two before fading away.  It will come and go periodically until I've rested for a while.

I had a vitrectomy about 3 weeks ago, and I observed this strobing move across my vision, much larger, for a day or two, before disappearing, and this much smaller flicker/strobe remains.

Saw my eye surgeon last week, he didn't really have an answer, but did say the eye looked very healthy, despite the surgeries.

Any ideas at all?  Have you experienced anything like this?
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10949559 tn?1414050805
Stress and fatigue can cause eye twitching. But it will just go away after an hour or so, if you take a rest and calm down. But if returns, you should see an ophthalmologist immediately.

Flickering lights in your eyes are a sign of a retinal detachment which can cause vision loss. Try keeping your eyes away from things that will strain them. Also, keep rehydrating (dehydration causes eye problems), and ensure a long rest every end of the day.
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Good advice - I've usually been pretty bad at keeping hydrated, so I've started making an effort to drink more water.

Not sure it is a possible retinal detachment, though. I understand the flashes you see are more like a camera flash, a bright flash of light.  This is like the sort of flicker you might see on an old film, a rapid on/off.  It moves in a sort of patch, and the flickering moves from one side to the other of the patch as it moves, if you see what I mean.  If I close my eye, you see the flickering as concentric circles, blue and red, but only for a fraction of a second before it disappears.  I wonder if it has something to do with the blood moving through the vessels in the front or back of the eye.  

No doubt this is normal considering the amount of surgery I have undergone in the last couple of months, and will go away in time.  I just hope it isn't something i need to worry about.  I will be seeing my retinal specialist in 2 weeks' time and the surgeon who did the original IOL implant after that, so hopefully I might be able to get some info from them.
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10949559 tn?1414050805
Well goodluck! Im hoping for the best health for your eyes.
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