Photopsia Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Migraine

Photopsia, fortification spectra, and the slow propagation of a scintillating scotoma across the visual field are typical diagnostic features of the visual aura of migraine [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She reported continuous bright and colorful lights, palinopsia, floaters, nyctalopsia, and photopsia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common symptoms of aura are visual disturbances including photopsia (light sensitivity) and distorted vision, which are experienced by 90% of individuals who have [healthengine.com.au]

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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

ICP damage to structures of the CNS and especially to the optical nerve fibers References: [2] Clinical features Diffuse headaches Visual symptoms Transient vision loss Photopsia [amboss.com]

The presentation is usually with headaches, visual problems (transient or gradual visual loss), pulse-synchronous tinnitus, photopsia and eye pain 15. [radiopaedia.org]

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Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy

It is characterized by photopsia, minimal funduscopic changes, and electroretinographic abnormalities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The common complaints were slightly reduced visual acuity and photopsia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 24-year-old white woman presented with acute photopsia with clouded temporal vision in the right eye (O.D.). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Vitreous Floaters

Lightning-like flashes, common in retinal detachment, are called photopsias. Photopsias can also occur when rubbing the eyes or when looking around after awakening. [merckmanuals.com]

[…] or eye trauma Eye pain Loss of red reflex Abnormal retinal findings Interpretation of findings Retinal detachment is suggested by sudden increases in floaters, photopsias [merckmanuals.com]

Abstract A total of 589 patients (369 women and 220 men, 123 of whom were less than 40 years old and 52 of whom were more than 70 years old) with photopsia, vitreous floaters [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Birdshot Chorioretinopathy

[…] fluid on OCT-EDI (P .003), and the frequency and severity of photopsias correlated with the thickness of the fluid band (Pearson product moment correlation, 0.39). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 51-year-old African American woman presented with a 10-year history of photopsia, progressive decrease in visual acuity, metamorphopsia, and new nyctalopia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] documented case of HLA-A29-positive birdshot chorioretinopathy in an African American patient.Methods:A 51-year-old African American woman presented with a 10-year history of photopsia [scholars.northwestern.edu]

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Choroiditis

After 2 months, reduced visual acuity, photopsia and visual field defect in the left eye occurred. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patients have photopsias as well. [entokey.com]

The patient complains of decreased vision and photopsia, most often in the temporal visual field. [patient.info]

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Retinal Detachment

RESULTS: On initial evaluation, the patient had decreased vision with photopsias and distortion in the affected eye. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Early symptoms of rhegmatogenous detachment may include dark or irregular vitreous floaters (particularly a sudden increase, flashes of light (photopsias), and blurred vision [msdmanuals.com]

Photopsia that is induced by eye movements may indicate optic neuritis. [aafp.org]

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Malignant Choroidal Melanoma

When signs do arise, they consist of visual disturbances such as floaters, decreased visual acuity, photopsia, scotoma, and visual field defects. [symptoma.com]

[…] mets from breast cancer were yellow in color 77% plateau-shaped 65% a/w subretinal fluid Exudation and hemorrhage rare Symptoms: - 75% Blurred vision - 6% Floaters - 5% Photopsias [slideshare.net]

This had been happening for about three weeks; he denied photopsia. [reviewofoptometry.com]

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Peripheral Vasoproliferative Retinopathy

Patients may present with visual loss, floaters, and/or photopsia. [orpha.net]

[…] tumour exists, which is relatively aggressive and which tends to occur in young females (mean age 19 years).3 Patients tend to present with visual loss, floaters, and/or photopsia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Floaters, photopsias and metamorphopsia are other common complaints. RVPT usually presents as a solitary mass in the retinal periphery. [scielo.br]

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Serpiginous Choroiditis

It presents with an acute bilateral loss of vision, photopsias, and scotomata. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Patients may also notice blind gaps in the visual field (scotomata) or a sensation of flashes of light (photopsia). [rarediseases.org]

Patients usually present with an acute onset of blurred vision, photopsias, and scotomata. Bilateral involvement is present in approximately 75% of patients. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Optic Papillitis

Additionally, dyschromatopsia, photopsia and visual field defects may also occur 1. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] eye or behind it, especially when making eye movements, colour vision dimming (many patients describe it as colours being less vibrant), and flashes or flashing lights (photopsias [icrcat.com]

[…] sensitivity Color vision Especially red Colors appear washed out Afferent pupillary defect Pupillary light reflex - direct response to light more sluggish in affected eye Photopsias [fprmed.com]

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Disorder of the Vitreous Body

In a few people, however, this separation is noticeable immediately due to one or more of the following symptoms: Flashes of light called photopsia Showers of floaters Darkness [my.clevelandclinic.org]

The photopsias tend to be more noticeable in dimly lit environments. [webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu]

Download Fact Sheet Spanish Translation Symptoms in detail The most common symptoms experienced by patients with VMT syndrome are: Decreased sharpness of vision Photopsia, [asrs.org]

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Vitreous Hemorrhage

A variety of conditions can result in blood leaking into the vitreous humor, which can cause impaired vision, floaters, and photopsia. [en.wikipedia.org]

Normal eye movement may cause the vitreous to pull on localized areas of retina causing flashes (photopsias). [centralplainseye.com]

A variety of conditions can result in blood leaking into the vitreous humor, which can cause impaired vision, floaters, and photopsia. What Causes it? [sdhawan.com]

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Cytomegalovirus Retinitis

Find Photopsia information, treatments for Photopsia and Photopsia symptoms. [centrefellowship.com]

In symptomatic infection, patients may experience various visual disturbances, including floaters, photopsia, narrowed visual fields, blurred vision, and scotoma. [symptoma.com]

In the initial phase of the disease most patients are usually asymptomatic while those with symptoms will complain of floaters, blurred vision, photopsia, scotomas, metamorphopsia [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Retrobulbar Neuritis

Additionally, dyschromatopsia, photopsia and visual field defects may also occur 1. [radiopaedia.org]

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Retinitis Pigmentosa

Some patients experience continuous photopsia. Systemic Features: The ‘simple’ or nonsyndromal type of RP described here has no systemic features. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

Photopsias may decrease over the years, as scotomas become denser. [institut-vision.org]

Photopsia: RP patients report seeing flashes of light (photopsia) described as small, shimmering, blinking lights or coarse sparkling grains similar to the symptoms of an [institut-vision.org]

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Lattice Degeneration of the Retina

Watch the “How vision works” animation Lattice does not typically cause symptoms, but if symptoms occur, they include photopsia, or flashing lights in the patient’s peripheral [maculacenter.com]

Signs & Symptoms The patient is usually over age 20 and is nearly always asymptomatic, except for possible complaints of flashing lights (photopsia). [eyecaretrust.org.uk]

An acute PVD complicated by retinal tear formation usually is signaled by the complaint of new-onset floaters and/or flashing lights (referred to as photopsia) As in all retinal [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Puerperium

It may be preceded by symptoms such as persistent frontal or occipital headache, blurred vision, photopsia, photophobia, and altered level of consciousness lasting about 1 [openneurologyjournal.com]

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Delirium

Some may present with flashing lights (photopsias) or blind spots (scotomata). One study showed 54% were asymptomatic. [eyewiki.aao.org]

Symptoms Most patients are asymptomatic, but may have floaters, flashes (photopsias), blind spots (scotomata). Pain and photophobia are uncommon. [eyewiki.aao.org]

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Intracranial Hypertension

[…] report A 23-year-old woman with a body mass index of 28.2 kg/m 2 presented with a 3-week history of retro-orbital pain and headaches associated with horizontal diplopia, photopsias [nature.com]

The presentation is usually with headaches, visual problems (transient or gradual visual loss), pulse-synchronous tinnitus, photopsia and eye pain 15. [radiopaedia.org]

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Retinal Perforation

Flashes of light (Photopsia) are another common symptom. [asrs.org]

[…] occurs or has advanced, such as: The sudden appearance of many floaters — tiny specks that seem to drift through your field of vision Flashes of light in one or both eyes (photopsia [mayoclinic.org]

[…] floater that is sometimes seen if the vitreous body releases from the back of the eye When this occurs there is a characteristic pattern of symptoms: Flashes of light ( photopsia [en.wikipedia.org]

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Toxic Retinopathy

Ocular side effects are common with high doses, Decreased vision to photopsias, xanthopsia and scotomas. [slideshare.net]

With progression, symptoms can include blurred vision, decreased vision, scotomas and photopsias. [reviewofophthalmology.com]

Presentation - gradual onset of dimming of the vision and associated shimmering photopsia (flashes of light). [patient.info]

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Epileptic Aura

[…] that has the qualities of real perception Persistent aura without infarction Synesthesia – Neurological condition involving the crossing of senses CADASIL Retinal migraine Photopsia [en.wikipedia.org]

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Retinitis

Some patients experience continuous photopsia. Systemic Features: The ‘simple’ or nonsyndromal type of RP described here has no systemic features. [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

Photopsias may decrease over the years, as scotomas become denser. [institut-vision.org]

Photopsia: RP patients report seeing flashes of light (photopsia) described as small, shimmering, blinking lights or coarse sparkling grains similar to the symptoms of an [institut-vision.org]

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Paraneoplastic Syndrome

With retinal involvement, there may be photopsias, night blindness, or ring scotomas. [neuro-ophthalmology.stanford.edu]

Patients may have: Visual field defects Optic disc pallor Retinal arterial attenuations Vision loss Decreased visual acuity Photopsia Retinal detachment, retinal pigmentation [eyewiki.aao.org]

Patients typically complain of photopsias, severely reduced visual acuity, color impairment, photosensitivity, central or peripheral ring scotomas and nyctalopia, reflecting [reviewofophthalmology.com]

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Severe Idiopathic Pneumococcemia

Photopsia always decreased but visual fields did not improve. Six patients experienced recurrence. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Photoallergic response 692.72 Photocoproporphyria 277.1 Photodermatitis (sun) 692.72 light other than sun 692.82 Photokeratitis 370.24 Photo-ophthalmia 370.24 Photophobia 368.13 Photopsia [theodora.com]

CONCLUSIONS: The clinical features of AIBSE include photopsia, visual field defects, abnormal findings from fundoscopic and fluorescein angiography, and abnormal results of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Choroid Hemangioma

Visual symptoms include reduced vision, photopsia and metamorphopsia. Dx clue: early, intense hyperfluorescence. [aao.org]

[…] causing visual disturbances due to exudative retinal detachment or macular edema. 3-5 The patient may complain of visual disturbances such as reduced vision, metamorphopsia, photopsia [retinalphysician.com]

Case presentation A 26-year-old white male developed a decrease of vision with associated photopsias in his left eye (OS). [eandv.biomedcentral.com]

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Optic Neuritis

Additionally, dyschromatopsia, photopsia and visual field defects may also occur 1. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] days periocular pain, or pain around your eye that’s often worsened by eye movements dyschromatopsia, or the inability to see colors correctly Other symptoms can include: photopsia [healthline.com]

Eye movements also may bring about photopsia (flickering or flashes of light), a symptom reported by 30% of the ONTT participants. [mdedge.com]

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Panuveitis

[…] idiopathic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology affecting the choroid, retina, and vitreous of the eye that presents asymmetrically, most often in young myopic women with photopsias [ipfs.io]

Patients report blurred vision, floaters, photopsias, and scotomata including an enlarged blind spot. [aao.org]

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Hyperkalemia

Drug intoxication also may cause the following: Snowy vision Photophobia Photopsia Decreased visual acuity Yellow halos around lights (xanthopsia) Transient amblyopia or scotomata [emedicine.medscape.com]

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