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A member asked:
If a person has a retinal tear how often will a person usually see flashes?
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It Depends: Flashes and floaters are the most common symptoms of a retinal tear. A retinal tear, however, may be completely asymptomatic. We recommend to patients with new flashes/floaters that they contact their eye doctor and get examined.
Answered 6/8/2017
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See below: Flashes, floaters, and/or loss of peripheral vision (like a curtain or veil obscuring your vision) indicate a need for an urgent dilated retinal examination to rule out a retinal tear or detachment. Rarely, one can have a retinal tears without any symptoms.
Answered 2/22/2013
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