Lens flare

[kamari rised]

Hey I've been looking around about lens flare's within the eye. well not necessarily lens flares, but the category it falls under and what exactly is it. Just wondering if anyone here know's where I can find it or tell me what exactly it is and causes it. Basically when I look at street light's (white street lights) I can see purple ring around it, or if I see like yellow street lights or pole lights, I can see the particles scatter around it. Been searching for a while, but nothing really on it.

Kinda like something like this.
I also see it mostly when I don't sleep or on some sort of drug (makes it stand out more than usual)
I'm not really looking for answers such as glaucoma or stuff like that, just the science or physics behind it.

 

[kamari rised]

This is a better view of it.

^^ This one's more of the particle type I'm trying to explain about. Except for the particles surround the light in a circle or oval type pattern, and their's alot... Stand's out quite a bit.

 

[Cognisant]

I get orbs that look like little static pictures of the sun (the mottled surface) if my eyes aren't focused and long tails of lens flair in more-or-less one direction if I squint, but what you're describing seems really different.

Also if you look into empty blue sky with unfocused eyes do you see little pints of light swimming in the air in front of you? And if you concentrate do you see a Dr Who like tunnel (it's straight and the sides either rush towards or away from you, depending upon how you concentrate)?

 

[kamari rised]

I know where coming from when you squint, but my eyes are open. I guess, since all I do is think, escpecially when I go on walks, I observe.

Like I used to go on walks alot and listen to music just to clear my toughts, and just observe and I'm guessing it might be your unconscious viewing the light in a whole new perspective, Cause light's are not light's from the way I view them anymore, It's more like energy, Or perhaps and observing adaption. The more you focus on the light the more you start to see. (repeat)

If you start out seeing a light see like a halo type ring form,
Then the more you observe it you see halo within a halo,
Then you can start seeing from far away, rainbow type spectrum within the halo's,
Then you see the particles.

Yeah when I look into a blue sky I see the little pints of light, I believe it is called Phosphene. Not 100% sure though.

Yes if I focus I can see the tunnel, The more i focus the stronger it can get.
I can also let's say stare at a white wall, while in a meditative state and put my attention (not actually think) on the color blue, the wall starts turning blue, and the more I focus, The stronger it gets.

 

[kamari rised]

It may be neuroscience, What category do you guys think this falls under? I've been searching forever and can't find it. It's more aware when I haven't slept for a while, or was in a deep trance, or on some sort of stimulant.

 

[Cognisant]

Any minute now AnimeKitty will suggest that we're vibrating on a higher plane or something.

 

[kamari rised]

Any minute now AnimeKitty will suggest that we're vibrating on a higher plane or something.

That's more of the answer I was looking for.

 

[Fukyo]

Maybe you can find something here http://www.visionsimulations.com/

 

[Cognisant]

That's more of the answer I was looking for.

What's more likely is that it's simply something to do with the way our eyes process information, look around on the net and you'll see there's plenty of illusions that work by confusing our binocular vision system, indeed artists portray depth, texture, even temperature by taking advantage of how our brains process visual information.

It's little wonder concentrating on our eyes and playing with the focus can cause all sorts of weird illusions, if anything the fact that we're not constantly seeing weird stuff just goes to show how sophisticated our visual processing is.

 

[kamari rised]

Maybe you can find something here http://www.visionsimulations.com/

Im more looking for the science of it, but i can use these terms to help me out.

What's more likely is that it's simply something to do with the way our eyes process information, look around on the net and you'll see there's plenty of illusions that work by confusing our binocular vision system, indeed artists portray depth, texture, even temperature by taking advantage of how our brains process visual information.

It's little wonder concentrating on our eyes and playing with the focus can cause all sorts of weird illusions, if anything the fact that we're not constantly seeing weird stuff just goes to show how sophisticated our visual processing is.

Maybe cause i don't mind it, (kinda get excited when see something new) It stays cause if it affected me in a bad way, I would've probably just ignored it. So the more I focus, The more I see.

 

[A22]

@Cognisant

These?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater

 

[kamari rised]

I've seen them, along with alot of little white dots going in everywhich direction. Only when I look into the sky though

 

[Cognisant]

Only the dots in my case, they're very small, constantly moving and are never in view for more than a second or two. So yeah that's probably it.

Damn I thought I'd discovered air-plankton.