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Flashes & Floaters

January 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Ocular Disease

Flashes of bright light may appear as momentary streaks of light which really are not there.  Flashes occur when mechanical stresses on the vitreous or retina create an artificial stimulation of the retinal nerve cells. Floaters refer to the apparent floating spots that appear in your central vision.  Floaters are small cloudy particles present in [...]

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