From time to time, I see like a flashing lite out of the corner of my eye or from the top of my eye. It's hard to explain, but it's like a sqiggly flash that comes and goes pretty quickly. Does anyone know what that means?

Sounds like you have a torn vitreous. It happens with age. You may get floaters in you eye too.

Sounds like you have a torn vitreous. It happens with age. You may get floaters in you eye too.

I do have floaters but what age do the flashes start to appear?

If you have floaters in your eye try a supplement called bilberry. My grandma takes it and she says her floaters are gone.

this sounds like ; a visual migraine'...you should see an eye doctor to be sure and for your peace of mind...check it out on the internet..i had this and had a complete eye tests..and my eyes are fine...

good luck
shanny88

You could have a detached retina or a vitreous detachment. I had the latter. I am an x-ray tech and noticed these flashes from the left eye while in the darkroom. I also had increased floaters. I ignored them for a year and they went away. Then while sitting in a fast food place I blinked and a huge black streak came across my right eye. That was followed by hugh amounts of floaters falling like snow. I decided it was time to stop ignoring this. Went to the ER and they thought it was a retinal detachment. Went to an eye specialist and after hours of testing the results came back as a vitreous tear. The black was blood that was laying on the optic nerve. The info I was given was if you are very nearsighted this is more likely to happen as you age. I was 59. It can happen to anyone however. I didn't have to do anything special. It took about 5-6 months for the entire black area to go away. I had to return to the specialist at 3 months to recheck. My word of caution is go to the doctor and make sure you don't have a retinal detachment. If you do have a retinal detachment the treatment is critical.