*Scoots closer to the glass in my little aquarium*
Did you know that visual snow syndrome is a real syndrome discovered in 2013 that effects an estimated 2% of the population and it causes you to see the world as if it was from a telly that has a lot of static, or as if it's a shaken snowglobe?
Some other apparent symptoms or comorbidities are (According to Healthline and EyeWiki):
Photophobia or Pain when you are seeing bright lights (I just thought I was antisocial)
Problems seeing in the dark
Palinopsia, Seeing an afterimage of things after they're gone, or moving (I thought it was normal to see smear frames)
Enhanced entopic phenomena, or Visual changes from within the eye that may be the following items:
• Self light of the eye, or having colorful clouds in your vision when you close your eyes or are in the dark (I thought I could see people's "Colors")
• Blue field entopic phenomenon (Seeing squiggly lines from bright blue areas like the sky)
• Spontaneous photopsia (bright flashes of light)
This disorder has an Unknown cause, but is guessed to be a neurological disorder of the brain's visual processing disorder, but we know it can develop in childhood, with people saying they've had it as long as they can remember, or it can develop from brain trauma, infection, or taking medication.
It is recommended if you think you have symptoms of this to talk to a doctor or optometrist, because it can affect your quality of life or even be disabling. The static can be black, white, colored, transparent, or flashing.