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flashe that I can easily see on white surfaces.

I've seen seeing these flashes in both of my eyes for almost a year now, flashes are like spots in my vision that appear and disappear when I move my eyes around and they are a LOT more visible on white surfaces, saw two eye specialists last month but I forgot to mention this, they both said my retinas are completely fine.

I'm 19 and I have a very high myopia (-16l and -18r)
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It makes a world if difference the training of the "eye specialists" you saw. Both should be Eye MD ophthalmologists not non MD optometrists. Ideally one would be an eye MD that specializes in retina/macula/vitreous. You should have some special tests: Macular and nerve fiber layer OCT, Amsler grid testing, visual field test.  It is possible you might need a fluorescein angiogram. I suspect you have not had all these done, I would get them scheduled.  
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Thanks for replying doctor.

Both of the doctors I saw were md ophthalmologists.

Are there any conditions that cause symptoms like this?only thing I could find on the internet was PVD.
Then you would need to be sure the tests I suggested were done.  You should have some special tests: Macular and nerve fiber layer OCT, Amsler grid testing, visual field test.  It is possible you might need a fluorescein angiogram. I suspect you have not had all these done, I would get them scheduled.  
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