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red/orange colours flash in peripheral vision.. any ideas?! Rate Topic: -----

#1 laurie 


Lepton
Hi every one, I am interested as to whether any one knows of/ what causes this phenomenon. I always wanted to ask the vision science professors in uni but thought they might think i was a bit strange haha. Basically anything coloured red or orange that is in my peripheral vision flashes constantly. For example I am sitting at my desk now and there is a red plastic flower to my left that is flashing (I will turn it round the other way soon, it gets annoying!) yet there is a bright pink photo frame next to it that doesn't do the same. If i'm reading and there's something red lower on the page it will flash like mad. I also avoid orange highlighters when i'm doing work! Does any one else experience this and what causes it?



thanks :)
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#2 3rdEyeOpen 


Lepton
Hmm...This is very interesting. So you're saying if you look at it directly it stops flashing?
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#3 laurie 


Lepton

 3rdEyeOpen, on 8 August 2011 - 08:16 PM, said:

Hmm...This is very interesting. So you're saying if you look at it directly it stops flashing?



yes if i look at anything that flashes directly it stops. any ideas?! :)
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#4 CharonY 


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I would consider consulting an eye physician. Flashes can be associated with a number of eye conditions, you should have that tested.
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#5 Marqq 


Meson
Honestly, I get that with dark red and blue next to each other, and it's just a matter of being red-green colorblind (60%). It's because my brain is only getting enough information every other cycle or so to distinguish the color.
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