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ihaveaquestion

(4,536 posts) Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:09 AM 8 hrs ago

Do you see THIS when you close your eyes?! (Visual Snow Syndrome)

I see static and sometimes flickering shapes and I thought everyone did.

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Do you see THIS when you close your eyes?! (Visual Snow Syndrome) (Original Post) ihaveaquestion 8 hrs ago OP

I don't see total black. sinkingfeeling 8 hrs ago #1

When I was young, I would rub my eyes and see the most amazing internal kaleidoscopic light show. Intractable 8 hrs ago #2

sinkingfeeling

(57,528 posts)

1. I don't see total black.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:25 AM

8 hrs ago

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Intractable

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2. When I was young, I would rub my eyes and see the most amazing internal kaleidoscopic light show.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:29 AM

8 hrs ago

It looked like endless flickers, sparks, and complex geometrical shapes.

It would happen now if I rubbed them. But, as an old man, I know not to do this.

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