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?

 

 

 

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

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?!

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

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.