New Macbook Pro 15-inch Retina screen flashes white intermittently

I have a new Macbook Pro 15-inch Retina with 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD.
Running OS X version 10.9.5.
Problem: the screen intermittently flashes to white very briefly (for a fraction of a second). This happens once or twice a day. I haven't yet found a way to reproduce the flashing. It happens both on the highest resolution and on the "Best" resolution.
Is there a way to fix this or should I return the MBP?

Hi ppa2013,
If you are having an issue with your MacBook Pro's internal display flashing, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L 

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