This traction on the retina, which is painless, sends a sensation of light to the brain that we see as flashers. People typically describe these as non-colored sparkles of light in one corner of the field of vision, usually affecting one eye.
South Carolina Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond celebrated his 100th birthday in the U.S. Senate in December 2002; New Jersey Democrat Frank Lautenberg is the oldest current U.S. senator; he is to turn 89 next month.
Oldest senators (historic) This is a list of the senators who were, while in office or after, the oldest living before they died. This is a list of the 100 eldest senators, current or former, currently living. 1  Oldest living United States president. 2  List of the oldest living members of the United States House of Representatives.  Dean of the United States House of Representatives.