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  2. Diffraction spike - Wikipedia

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    Diffraction spikes are lines radiating from bright light sources, causing what is known as the starburst effect [1] or sunstars [2] in photographs and in vision. They are artifacts caused by light diffracting around the support vanes of the secondary mirror in reflecting telescopes , or edges of non-circular camera apertures , and around ...

  3. Photopsia - Wikipedia

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    It is light-sensitive and communicates visual messages to the brain. If the retina detaches, it moves and shifts from its normal position. This can cause photopsia, but can also cause permanent vision loss. Medical attention is needed to prevent vision loss. Procedures may include laser treatment, freezing, or surgery.

  4. IC 4662 - Wikipedia

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    IC 4662, also known as ESO 102-14 is an irregular galaxy located in the constellation Pavo 7.96 million light years away. It was discovered by Robert T. A. Innes in 1901. It has a diameter of 7000 light years and an angular size of 3.2' x 1.9'. IC 4662 is part of a Hubble study of starbursts in nearby, small, or dwarf, galaxies.

  5. Phosphene - Wikipedia

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    Isolation tank – Pitch-black, light-proof, soundproof environment heated to the same temperature as the skin; Prisoner's cinema – Visual phenomenon involving seeing animated lights in the darkness; Scintillating scotoma – Visual aura associated with migraine; Photopsia – Presence of perceived flashes of light in one's field of vision

  6. Scintillating scotoma - Wikipedia

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    Some describe seeing one or more shimmering arcs of white or colored flashing lights. An arc of light may gradually enlarge, become more obvious, and may take the form of a definite zigzag pattern, sometimes called a fortification spectrum (i.e. teichopsia , from Greek τεῖχος, town wall), because of its resemblance to the fortifications ...

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    The costs of a mesotherapy treatment depend on the desired areas to be treated. For instance, Elite Aesthetics , a clinic based in the UK, offers treatments for £300 (approximately $380).