Please explain the sparkly lights I see in my vision 24/7.?

Question

Does anyone know why I would see tiny sparkly lights in my vision? I see them 24/7 - all the time - day/night. It's like looking through little television fuzzy lights but it doesn't effect what I see - except that there are lights around and on top of everything. It's hard to explain. I have been tested at the Royal Alex Eye clinic in Edmonton and the doctors could not find a reason for them. I do get frequent headaches, not severe but one or two a week. I'm in good health other than that. I've seen them for the past 15 - 20 years. I see the lights everywhere although they are more concentrated around people and lights and things that are hot. I do not believe in auras or that they are somehow spiritual. The lights do not effect my vision, I do wear glasses for nearsightedness. Sometimes at night it is more difficult to see the stars because I already see many stars but I can still see them almost as clearly as other people.

Any ideas? Answer would be greatly appreciated.

Starburst were ruled out - I understand these are only in a small range or field of vision where I see the lights everywhere.
I do not have high blood pressure or other symptoms.

I got to the answer from the last post (rated best question). I explored a website with the key word in your answer - which was wrong but led me to visual snow. Who knew there's a whole bunch of us that see this stuff and we're not nuts! Thank you to all who answered!

Answer 1

At first I would suggest an ocular migraine. Ocular migraines are the oras that come with a typical migraine, but without the headache. Since they are so persistant, I might suggest the nearsightedness. If you are highly myopic your retinas could be tugging. A major sign of a retinal detachment is flashes of light. Myopia is a common cause for them. Also, highly myopic people can suffer from a form of degeneration of the retina...you may want to see a retinal specialist or have an MRI.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Its odd that your eye doctor can't find a reason - the reason for starbursts is simple physics - aberrations in the shape of the cornea. If you want to get rid of the starbursts, sometimes hard contact lenses work, otherwise, you need to go to an eye clinic that has the custom computer-guided LASIK technology. They have a 3-D imaging machine that takes accurate measurements of the cornea surface, which can detect tiny pits or bulges, and these can sometimes be corrected, depending on the shape and thickness of the cornea.

Answer 4

Most likely this is due to high blood pressure. The headaches and "stars", as reported by other sufferers, are caused by high pressure on the eyes and brain.

Seek medical attention and write down of list of frequent symptoms you experience, as well as what times during the day they are most prevalent.

If you can easily say yes to everything on the following list, please consult a physician immediately:

Frequently tired. Bouts of confusion. Vision changes over short periods of time. Occasional angina-like chest pain (crushing chest pain ). Heart failure. Infrequent blood in urine. Regular nosebleeds. Frequent irregular heartbeat. Occasional ear noise or buzzing, known as tinning or tinny.

Answer 5

You should see your eye doctor on that!!!!!!!!!