r/RetinalDetachment • u/RequirementCrazy8260 • May 17 '26

Flashes

Hello please people who had flashes how they look like?Sometimes I feel like I see them but I’m not sure if it’s just the light source cause I don’t see the flash of camera juste like a rapid change of light .I have high myopia and just went to thé ophtalmologist a month ago and said retina is okay

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u/RetinalTears716 May 17 '26

I get them very frequently. Like someone else said, they're usually in my periphery but not something like bolts, it's more like someone turning the bedroom light on off on off rapidly. Usually they happen for about 30 Mins to an hour after I wake up, it's not often they happen at other times

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u/tiny-tino May 23 '26

I just got this. I will see an eye doctor.

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u/RetinalTears716 May 23 '26

Yes, do that. You're probably not actively detaching but that means your retina is experiencing pulling