Occasional white light flash in my peripheral vision

[el_bubu]

I am seeing an intermittant flash of white light in my left peripheral vision that looks like a moving circle or C.  I can see it with my eye open or closed and it seems to be worse at times.  Sometimes I don't notice it, but if I am in a dark ambient environment, I can sometimes see it flash every few seconds.  Sometimes I don't notice it at all.  I am 47 y.o. and it just started a few months ago.  Any ideas?

[Grannynorma]

I'm 75. Last night while walking my dog I had theses flashes of white light from the corner of my left eye. It moved around and up and down. I first thought a lightning bug was following me but by the time I got back home I realized it was too early in the year for that.  All day today it was occasional but tonight it's driving me crazy. What ever it is I'll be glad when it,blows away.

[kitsy456]

Am so glad I found this site!  I've been suffering in silence for several years now.  Every once in a while I'd get the strange flash thingie in one of my eyes, this past time (last night) in my right.  Was again reassured to read that some of you say this weirdness (and slight headache for me, although I never get headaches) lasts around 20 minutes.

I don't know if any of you are open to or have heard about "Ascension Symptoms," but it's apparently quite common for many of us lately.

http://www.ascensionsymptoms.com/ascension-vision-changes.html  

[JB_Onpoint]

Well, I was in a fight and my ex threw keys and hit me in th eeye, my eye was blood shot for a week, cuz of gud meds, and i always see a  light now in my right eye, an dit does seem like a C, and sumtimes i think someone is beside me or i see a shadw, it scared me and sumtimes gets me upset, cuz it remidns me of what he did, All i want to know, is that will it go away, or will it become worse

[TahNewellTutu]

Did your flashes ever subside?

[Crazysew1nglady]

I'm 57 and have had "regular" migraines since I was 19. After my son was born, I quit having the visual auras. I had never heard of ocular Migraines but I'm very relieved after reading many of these posts! Last night I experienced the c-shaped lights in the peripheral vision of both eyes. My neck was stiff from yard work so I was rolling my  head around to stretch it. Each time it started to pull, the lights appeared. The lights are gone today but I have taken my regular medication for migraine attacks. (Relpax) I will definitely mention this to my neurologist & the eye dr. next time I see each one but I don't think I need to panic.
Also a comment to the younger writers, my son started getting migraines when he was 10 years old.  He's 27 and still gets them but not as frequently.  His are especially brought on by stress.

[JenniferPM]

I am severely nearsighted. I just made 38 yrs old. I have been seeing the white orbs of light since I can remember. I have worn corrective lens since 1st grade. In my mid thirties severe headaches and nausea were accompanied by the orbs. I'm wondering how to handle this first. should I see a medical dr first or the eye dr first? Money is tight since I lost health insurance thru work after Obama care hit. I do understand that we cannot put a price tag on our eye sight.

[gurvindersharmaguru]

Hi Vikas,
I have recently started meditation after an year long gap. I now try to focus my eyes above the center of forehead, the third eye region. I have also been experiencing tiny bright white light spots that appear for a split second, almost always in my upper peripheral region. It is only noticed in the dark. I am also wondering if meditation could be the cause or are we starting to open the third eye, yippee :)