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  2. Photopsia - Wikipedia

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    Photopsia is the presence of perceived flashes of light in the field of vision. It is most commonly associated with: [4] posterior vitreous detachment; migraine aura (ocular migraine / retinal migraine) migraine aura without headache; scintillating scotoma; retinal break or detachment; occipital lobe infarction (similar to occipital stroke)

  3. Neurologists reveal 15 subtle migraine symptoms — that aren't ...

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    Flashes of light. Temporary vision loss "For some people, it goes beyond the visual cortex," Broner says. "They have stroke-like symptoms where the words aren't coming out right or it sounds ...

  4. Scintillating scotoma - Wikipedia

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    Vision remains normal beyond the borders of the expanding scotoma(s), with objects melting into the scotoma area background similarly to the physiological blind spot, which means that objects may be seen better by not looking directly at them in the early stages when the spot is in or near the center. The scotoma area may expand to occupy one ...

  5. Visual snow syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Nyctalopia; impaired night vision. Symptoms are not consistent with typical migraine aura. Symptoms are not better explained by another disorder (ophthalmological, drug abuse). Normal ophthalmology tests (best-corrected visual acuity, dilated fundus examination, visual field, and electroretinogram); not caused by previous intake of psychotropic ...

  6. Retinal migraine - Wikipedia

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    Retinal migraine is associated with transient monocular visual loss in one eye lasting less than one hour. [1]During some episodes, the visual loss may occur with no headache and at other times throbbing headache on the same side of the head as the visual loss may occur, accompanied by severe light sensitivity and/or nausea.

  7. Aura (symptom) - Wikipedia

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    Simple visual symptoms can include static, flashing, or moving lights/shapes/colors caused mostly by abnormal activity in the primary visual cortex. Complex visual auras can include people, scenes, and objects which results from stimulation of the temporo-occipital junction and is lateralized to one hemifield.

  8. Floater - Wikipedia

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    During this detachment, the shrinking vitreous can stimulate the retina mechanically, [9] causing the patient to see random flashes across the visual field, sometimes referred to as "flashers", a symptom more formally referred to as photopsia. The ultimate release of the vitreous around the optic nerve head sometimes makes a large floater ...

  9. Retinal detachment - Wikipedia

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    When the retina detaches, common symptoms include seeing floaters, flashing lights, a dark shadow in vision, and sudden blurry vision. [1] [3] The most common type of retinal detachment is rhegmatogenous, which occurs when a tear or hole in the retina lets fluid from the center of the eye get behind it, causing the retina to pull away. [6]