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Q: neon blue lights flashing

asked by: dubbycop on January 14th, 2009

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This has several doctors I have been to baffled! I am already blind. Apparently there is one other known individual (somewhere in North America - I am in Canada) with similar symptoms but the information was not kept. I have been tested for everything from the obvious to the bizarre. I thought if we could find this person or anyone else with these symptoms, we could compare notes, perhaps save time and trouble, maybe even hopefully, learn something definitive - 2 or more heads focused on the same thing are better than 1 maybe!

I am 64 and this only presented itself relatively recently - I have been blind since 2007 and I was an employed, healthy family man prior to this. The symptoms I have today are:
neon blue lights flashing in both eyes...intermittently ! Terrible balance....walk like a drunken sailor and do tire! Sitting too long cause pain in left leg and swelling and left leg is completely numb...hence the reeling and staggering!

I would like to find the individual mentioned above or anyone else with similar symptoms. If you know anyone showing these same symptoms, could you please ask them to get in touch with me via this forum. Thank you.

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dragonfly11

replied on March 2nd, 2009

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blue lights

I also see flashing blue lights, as well as other visual anomalies, and suffer from systemic nerve pain. I am not blind, but disabled do to pain and temporal lobe epilepsy. The flashing lights began around the time of the first major seizures, in 2007. Doctors have found no explanation, but since I am unable to drive due to the TLE, it is a minor annoyance. One person told me perhaps they are angels. I don't know about this, but the cerulean blue glow is pretty. Less often, I see larger yellow flashes and sometimes green. My left side is effected by sciatica and peripheral neuropathy. Your balance problems could be due to this. Multiple Sclerosis also affects balance and vision. Migrains and seizures are sometimes preceeded by an "aura", which involves a perceptual distortion such as seeing lights or feeling deja vu. Sounds like you would benefit from visiting a neurologist. Good luck!
Beth

ltdklc

replied on November 20th, 2009

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i see blue neon lights/spots too! they dont really bother me, but i would like to know what causes them. i also lost all vision in left eye except for one little pinhole...for about 30 minutes.it was if someone drew a curtain and everything went black!prior to that i noticed i was not able to see the complete faces of my hubby and sister in law. i was told that i have ocular migraines...but the blue lights werent associated with them? who knows? good luck!

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