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.
1 Ohio senator John Glenn became the oldest man to venture into outer space. 2  On February 20, 1962 he was the first American to orbit the earth. 3  In October of 1998 at age 77 he returned to the space program and traveled back into space. 4  Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.