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.
The current U.S. Senators from Texas are: Senior senator. John Cornyn (R), who assumed office in December 2002 and is currently serving his 3rd full term, which ends in January 2021. Junior senator. Ted Cruz (R), who assumed office in January 2013 and is currently serving his 1st term, which ends in January 2019. * For the 31 state senators in Texas, see the related link below.