Concerned

[Minnie01]

I recently suffered a blunt force trauma to my right eye. I have very blurry vision, severe headaches, dizziness and nausea, sharp pain, white light flashes and very sensitive to light. Is this a permanent thing?

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Not it is not likely to be permanant HOWEVER it is extremely important to have a complete dilated eye exam to rule out a retinal detachment or other eye injury.  The flashing lights are a common symptom of retinal detachment and you did suffer a significant blunt trauma.

[larandsandy]

I suffered a similar injury.  I got hit in the eye socket from a spiked volleyball.  I had the flashing lights etc.  You need to see an ophthalmologist immediately as you may have a detached retina.  This can be fixed by laser if you address it promptly.  Luckily, mine was just bruised and didn't detach.  I did have a vitreous detachment later which also had flashing light symptoms.  So, I would advise you to see a doctor immediately to determine what happened.  Good luck to you.