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.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) Feinstein, the oldest member of the Senate, is the eighth-wealthiest member of Congress. Her minimum net worth is $52.8 million. The largest portion of her assets lies in investments including Carlton Hotel Properties, which owns the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, and Elevance Renewable Sciences.