Adding Effects to text layers now causing image to "disappear."

Ever since the latest update to PS CS6, when I add a simple effect to a text layer, like emboss, the working image disappears when I zoom in and out. Also, the layer effect does nothing to the type. It's almost like a dispay issue. When I turn the layer effect off, my image is visible again. Here's what it looks like:

There were some bugs in layers with the latest update, especially on a Mac. Adobe is working on it.

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