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Acute onset flashers and floaters

• Ocular causes
  • Floaters and/or flashes
    • Posterior vitreous detachment
    • Retinal tear or retinal detachment
    • Posterior uveitis
  • Predominantly floaters
    • Vitreous hemorrhage secondary to proliferative retinopathy
    • Sympathetic ophthalmia
  • Predominantly flashes
    • Oculodigital stimulation
    • Rapid eye movements
    • Neovascular age-related macular degeneration
• Non-ocular causes
  • Intraocular foreign body
  • Migraine aura (classic)
  • Migraine aura (acephalgicmigraine)
  • Occipital lobe disorders
  • Postural hypotension