{"id":2115634,"date":"2025-11-18T08:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/?p=2115634"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:08:40","slug":"why-you-see-light-flashes-and-eye-floaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/2025\/11\/18\/why-you-see-light-flashes-and-eye-floaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You See Light Flashes and Eye Floaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: <b>2025-11-17 20:40:34<\/b><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"wrap_aoaddad0\" class=\"aoa_wrap \">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"750\" height=\"440\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width:750px;height:440px;\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AAOFrWpMzj4?enablejsapi=1\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n    <div id=\"aoaddad0\" class=\"aoa_overlay \">\n        <div class=\"aoa_content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><img style=\"margin:0 auto;max-height:400px;\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n        <span id=\"close_aoaddad0\" class=\"aoa_close\"><\/span>\n        <a id=\"close_btn_aoaddad0\" class=\"aoa_close_btn\" onclick=\"setVisibility('aoaddad0', 'none');\">&times;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>New eye flashes and large new floaters can mean the vitreous gel is tugging on the retina during posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). Patients often describe flashes like a camera flash or lightning bolt, frequently in an arc shape that matches the eye\u2019s curvature. If you notice new floaters, flashes, or an arc of light, book a same-day eye exam to rule out a retinal tear or retinal detachment.<\/p>\n<p> What you\u2019ll learn in 60 seconds:<br \/>\n Why vitreous traction during PVD creates flashes<br \/>\n Why flashes look like a camera flash or lightning<br \/>\n The arc pattern and why it is a key warning sign<br \/>\n When flashes and floaters are an eye emergency<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full episode for more information<\/p>\n<p>#EyeFlashes #Floaters #Photopsia #PVD #RetinalTear #RetinalDetachment #EyeEmergency #Ophthalmology #Optometry #VisionCare #eyehealth <\/p>\n<p>** The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace a consultation with your own doctor\/health professional **<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 2025-11-17 20:40:34 New eye flashes and large new floaters can mean the vitreous gel is tugging on the retina during posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). Patients often describe flashes like a camera flash or lightning bolt, frequently in an arc shape that matches the eye\u2019s curvature. If you notice new floaters, flashes, or an arc [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2115635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2115634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-living","traffikrr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2115634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2115636,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2115634\/revisions\/2115636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2115635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2115634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2115634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2115634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}