Symptoms of heart palpitations may include a passing sensation of a pounding, rapid, fluttering, or skipped heartbeat. These sensations are usually felt in the chest but may also be felt in the neck and/or the throat. Generally, there are 2 broad types of palpitations.
Flashes of light that appear as jagged lines or heat waves in both eyes, often lasting 10-20 minutes, are different. They are usually caused by migraine, a spasm of blood vessels in the brain.
Eye floaters result when something besides light from the environment stimulates the retina, which is the light-sensing structure at the back of the eye. This stimulation causes the retina to send a signal to the brain. The brain may interpret the signal as an apparent object floating in the field of vision (floater) or as a simple, sudden flash of light that can look like lightning, spots, or stars (photopsia). Photopsias can occur when the eyes are rubbed.