The : The most likely cause of your symptoms is a migraine. The migraine start with a visual aura which is what you probably saw. The visual aura may or may not be followed by headache. You should contact your medical doctor about your symptoms, since other causes are also possible.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Flashing lights: Your description could be related to migraine headache, retinal disease, or other issues. See an eye doctor.
Answered 1/24/2013
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Occipital migraine: This is the classic pattern of occipital migraine. This is of central origin (nothing wrong with your eye) and if it happens again cover each eye in turn and you will see the pattern in the same spot in each eye These last 5 min to 2 hours, are sometimes quiet entertaining and always end with no residual problems. You may get 1-3 in a lifetime but a few get them more often.
Answered 8/2/2015
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