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Weird visual disturbance when pressing my eye

Hi

I have noticed in the last 2-3 weeks that when I rub my eyes and open them again I get a bit of a disturbance that radiates in the periphery of my vision before disappearing again. I would liken it to a migraine aura except it only occurs after pressure and lasts momentarily. I was hoping it was a pressure Phosphene but was hoping for clarification.
I am 38 years old and have a history of anxiety and panic disorder. I have had a dilated eye exam where I was told my left fundus disc is slightly raised superiorily. I’ve since had a clear brain MRI and other than that finding, the opthamologist states my eyes are fine. My recent visual field test came back fine too (2 weeks ago)
I would be grateful if someone could confirm this as a pressure Phosphene and alleviate my worry.
I might add that it doesn’t occur every time I rub my eye just some times and seems much worse if I’m anxious/ heart racing!
Very strange! Any help most greatly received.
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177275 tn?1511755244
look at the list of questions below. Just now it was 3rd from top
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That’s not really like my problem. I’ve had migraine aura before and this is only when I rub my eye hard/ put pressure on it. It’s not happening like a migraine without headache as I’ve been diagnosed with those before. All my tests came back fine already too
this is only when I rub my eye hard/ put pressure on it.   STOP IT.
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Could you refer me to where please
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