Edited photos in iPhoto disappear?

I frequently use iPhoto for photo editing and storage and have encountered few problems in the past 2 years. However.....
Some of my edited photos are disappearing! They show up as thumbnails in the event and elsewhere, but when I double click to see the image alone (in iPhoto), it shows up as a gray error symbol on a black screen. As this file is missing, I can't upload the photos to Flickr or do anything else with them.
When I revert the image back to its original, I can see it and upload it wherever I want, but as soon as I try to edit it again, it disappears.
Anyone have any solutions???

First try the following:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home()/ Library/Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your Home()/ Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
3 - launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences..
If the problem persists launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and check to see if the same problem persists. after the above then your current library is damaged. If that's the case make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
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