Weird occasional flashing lights in my eyes

I too have the kaleidoscope flashing light shape. Mine dissipates after a short amount of time and leaves me sensitive to light for a bit. It usually comes after I play hockey, but sometimes not. There have been only three cases that I remember where I wasn’t doing anything strenuous and it occurred. What’s really interesting is that my eyesight is amazing like others here have mentioned about themselves. So there may be something to this.

At a recent family reunion I spoke with my aunt who is has been an ER nurse for the past 15 years, and she thinks the condition is not actually related to the eyes. Her rationale for why the flashing light isn’t an issue with the eyes (in my case at least) is that the flashing still occurs when I shut my eyes. The light should normally go away if I closed them, but it doesn’t so that rules out an eye issue. She also said that it may be due to low blood sugar or low/high blood pressure transition. She said that if the flashing light persists beyond the normal duration of time to call emergency medical services, because it’s different than normal and could be life threatening. The longest incident for me was about 45 minutes and the shortest was about 6 minutes. Anything longer than 30 minutes and I really get scared. Your body is different than mine, and if you get them as often as I do you know how bad an episode will be from the “tingle”.

My solution when I get them is to remain stationary in a dark area and drink water or a sports drink. Since I get them after I play hockey I’m usually driving when they occur. I’ve had to pull over and wait them out in the past. Find somewhere safe and wait it out.

I’ve been dealing with this for over 10 years now, and no doctor has been able to answer my question of what it is. It’s just a part of life that I deal with.

Sadly, the flashes you are seeing are not likely to be 'enlightenment'. Earlier this year, I moved into an old house to give myself  some solitude to write my novel. For months on end, while working away at the computer, I put the flashes down to a friendly ghost! Finally, I Googled my symptoms then promptly visited a doctor. The flashes you are seeing might actually be a sign of one of a number of retina-related conditions. You can read more about them here:

Hi I have been getting all this for a few weeks now. I went to see the Optican, she did some tests and said if it gets wore i should go the Hospital for further checks. I thought it would be bat to go as it maybe some thing called Retinal Detachment, sounds very worrying. The hopsital are sending me another app for a few weeks time for more tests , I hope you find some answers good luck

I just had this same thing happen to me for the first time. I had been doing a lot of exercising--hiking mountains etc., and it happened while I was driving on a sunny day--looked like someone to the side was waving a colored blanket or something to the side and then I would turn my head, so nothing. That was following by little rainbow of smaller flashes and then, once I got home, it went away. But, going to the eye doc tomorrow.

Well i had this same problem expect that it never goes away unless i have them open, and i had it seenice i could remeaber

It's Gabriel that ur seeing. Just checking on you to see if you are alright. People like you and I are often mistaken for living beings that have been manipulating our senses. Maybe once or twice , you will feel that you have enough of it but sometimes, when you started seeing lights it's indicates that you have lack of sleep and sleep is the best cure for this disease.

I see little blue flashing bolt things scattering around and connecting sometimes. I've never experienced this before. They occured today as I was looking around on the beach after a thunderstorm. My dad says it's the lightning gathering the energy to strike it down or something.

I'm 15 and a spectrum of colors gets bigger in my for about an hour and my hand gets numb. I can read or watch tv when it happpens.

It's not enlightenment at all,what it is is you been getting the flashes relating to tension could be due to grinding teeth,jaw, just basic movement of these tools anyway it's just tension.

I suffer from sometimes severe panic attacks. I had some flashing lights in my eyes when I was pregnant after they went away my body felt tingly. I'm no doctor but it sounds like you might have some anxiety. When you think about things you can actually bring symptoms on. I know you posted this a year ago but I'm going through the same thing now, and I was wondering how things turned out for you. Thanks.

Hi, I get alot of eye irritation and the strobe lights and kolidascope thing only at night. You must understand that eye irritiation of any kind doesn't just affect the eyes. I have a back problem which affects my discs and is very painful , and the first thing my consulting rheumatologist asked me was if I had strained my eyes in any way. Such as repetative strain, (staying up too late), or frequent use of computers and things. I do have bowel problems and eye irritation does occur quite frequently so I'm assuming this is the reason, have had my eyes checked and they are fine just the slightest stigmatism in one but not noticable and doesn't seem to be getting worse thankfully. So make sure you have them checked regulary if you have any concerns about your eyes.

Yes, I had floaters when I was a teenager. It is so weird. I could not read from the black board from my right eye. If I tried to look at one thing it would almost blind me and I could not see that word or words. My vision has been perfect and it happened like that for months. It got worse when I went in sunlight. It was like the word or words that I wanted to see blacked out. I was not blind but at the same time it just caused bizarre feeling of going blind since I could not see properly the things I wanted to see. Then it went away on its own. It looks like nobody believes me. I guess only when they experience it they will know. It was there for months like that. After it went away, it came back again after a couple of years. But the 2nd time it was there for less time and went away. Ever since my vision has been fine. I don't even wear glasses, but nobody can explain to me what happened.

Once you get those flashes caused by any type of work on the pulp of ones teeth, then you have the flashes for life. They can get better and you only see "very faint orbs of light " around the side of vision if you make sure you have no root canals or any work on the pulp of ones teeth. (that is assuming if if it was originally due to teeth and nothing else besides teeth has been causing it) . Teeth are very very very important in relation to sight and especially to these flashes.

Hi, Ive been seeing coloured lights in front of my eyes for about ten years now. The optomertrist said he had no idea what theyare. the flashes are like little blobs of either mauve, green,turqoise etc, quite pretty really.
I have also een told that they are spirit guides. Im very mystified.

me 2 idk what it is but the first time i saw it scared the sh*t out of me because i thought that i was seeing things. wow it just happened 2 me again i wonder what is wrong with my eye.