Is there a name for the stars you see when you hit your head?
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
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Seeing flashing lights is called photopsia. But "seeing stars" is a perfectly normal way of referring to the phenomenon.
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This is one of several types of entoptic phenomenon : visual effects whose source is within the eye itself
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Many people also use "knockout stars", as seen in cartoons when a character is knocked out. The character sees stars swirling around his or her head.