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.
Senior U.S. Senator from Georgia. The current Senior U.S. Senator from Georgia is Republican Johnny Isakson. He was sworn into the Office of U.S. Senator on January 3rd, 2005. Johnny Isakson is 70 years old and serving his second elected term as U.S. Senator.