Okay, I'm freaking out. I've been noticing blue "spots" in my vision lately--a couple times a day for about a week now. So I made an appt for Monday with my eye dr. just to check everything out. I've had a bad head cold and tonight I sneezed and saw a bright white light when I sneezed!! Does that mean I'm close to detachment you think? Nothing has changed in my vision but I've never seen that before! Sunlover can you help?

wow. I never thought that could cause eye problems!
I wonder what happen?

Hey there 720l,

Have you found anything out about your blue spots. I have just recently started seeing these - only for a second, but they are freaking me out. I have been having other weird visual phenomenon happening lately, too. I am wondering if you've been to a doctor yet? Are the spots in one eye or both?

About the sneezing, I think the flash of light can be somewhat normal. It *COULD* indicate a potential retinal tear, but this can be easily diagnosed and fixed via laser in a doctor's office (so I've been told), so I'd just go get your eyes dialated to see what's going on. I see these flashes of light sometimes as I am drifting off if I hear a loud noise or something startles me. The doctor was not concerned as I am extremely hypersensitive (and have been checked out for other neurological things and vision problems - all fine).

Let me know how things are going for you.

Good luck,
Stella

Stella13---I called my eye dr about the spots before my appt because I tend to overreact.......he said if they increase to call him but he wants me to see my doctor for a checkup. I go in 2 weeks to my dr. The spots have happened in both eyes which is why he said he wasn't that concerned. I didn't even mention the sneeze to him. I have gone for a day and not noticed any spots (when I'm really busy). I think it may be a trailer of light...when I look at for instance the brake lights of the car ahead of me during the day, when I look away they stay in my vision for a little while, only sometimes they are a different color, not red. Sometimes I think if I didn't read these boards I wouldn't overreact about these things!

That is amazing what you said about the car brake lights. I see the EXACT same thing too. They're called afterimages and I have been told they are normal, but that I am just hypersensitive and LOOKING for everything to be wrong with me. I, too, tend to overreact to medical problems, but this vision crap I've been seeing really really worries me. I see these 'new' blue spots when nothing is around that could have caused them to be afterimages (no red lights or anything red). I see it when I quickly look down or to the side (sometimes). I even see it in the dark sometimes, so that I why I worry. Oh the worry...I do think anxiety has a lot to do with my new visual problems.

Good luck to you. I bet you are just fine. Let us know what the Dr. says.