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A 21-year-old male asked:

are sparkles in vision a symptom of brain tumour? why? is it due to pressure in optic nerve or chiasm? or occipital lobe or parietal lobe pressure?

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Dr. Ronald Ward answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Sparkles: Probably vitreous floaters

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