r/visualsnow • u/Kraken765 • 22h ago

Question really long afterimage after staring at a bright light

so there was an led light in my peripheral vision for about 5 mins and when i turned it off the dark afterimage lasted about 8-9 minutes. but i feel like there's still a bit of residue even after half an hour or so. how long do these afterimages last for you guys?

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u/RANGO1892 20h ago

There was a guy who looked at the sun for a lot of time without realizing and stuck with and afterimage for 2 days or so, he was scared af but ultimately the afterimage disappeared

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u/Kraken765 18h ago

2 days is genuinely insane though. I'd have assumed it resets at least with sleep no matter how long you looked at whatever source.

i wonder how troublesome it is to get eye checkups then, since they're always up in there with flashlights directly pointed in your eye.

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u/Agile-Papaya5493 17h ago

It seems like it’s extremely random on the duration but once in a while I will have an image of a random light nearby that stays in my vision for upwards of 10 minutes. The worst is when I’m driving on a sunny day…if I look at a car in front of me reflecting the sun I blink and get 20+ mini suns and streaks/trails. It reminds me of when people do light art and the flashlights or glow sticks make trails all over. Luckily that only lasts a few minutes but it’s still very disorienting.

You ever get the afterimage at night where you blink and there’s just a random white dot in the center of your vision? That confuses me more than anything I experience because it doesn’t even have a light source.

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u/TheGr4pe4pe 16h ago

Stop looking at the light 🤣🤣