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.
Historical[edit] This is a list of the people who, at the time of their death, were the oldest surviving members of the United States House of Representatives. This is a list of the oldest currently living former and current members of the United States House of Representatives. The list includes some politicians who were or are Senators. The oldest sitting member is John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, who was born in 1929.