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I'm madhup mishra 26 years old want to know about my eye disease. I'm suffering from eye flashes (black and silver sparks in vision area), so give me but advise what can I do? Where it's treatment is possible? Give me right suggestions. Thanks.
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A recent study published in Ophthalmology showed that, among people who experienced the sudden symptom of eye floaters and/or flashes of light, 39.7 percent had a posterior vitreous detachment and 8.9 percent had a torn retina. ... These light flashes may appear as lightning bolts, flickering lights or random sparks.Flashes and floaters can be caused by: Detachment of the jelly-like ?vitreous? from the retina. Detachment of the innermost light-sensitive layer of the eye is the most common cause of floaters and flashes. Usually these will go in a few weeks
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