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.
Heâs been there ever since, serving on some of the most influential committees in that body. The 87-year-old Democrat currently serves as chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. With more than 48 years of service in the Senate, Inouye trails only former West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd (51 years, 176 days) as the longest-serving senator. 1. John Dingell