Page 174 - The Indian Optician Digital Edition Jan-Feb 2020

UNDERSTANDING

OCULAR

MIGRAINE

1. Vision problem is one of the most
direct symptoms where the patient
experiences seeing from only one
eye, and this symptom can last from
a few minutes to almost 30 minutes.
It may also include seeing dark-
coloured patterns like zig-zag rings
etc., and other brief flashes of light.
2. Sometimes an affected person may
present with symptoms ranging
from slurred speech to impaired
motor skills; or from being sensitive

o put it simply, Ocular Migraine is a rare condition that causes
visual constraints. Many doctors use other terminologies
Tfor this condition as well, like visual, retinal, ophthalmic, or
monocular migraines. There are a couple of types of migraines that
may affect patients but these kind causes visual symptoms, that
may or may not take place during a migraine headache.

It has been noted that many patients complain of
experiencing an aura, commonly known as visual problems like
blind spots etc. that do not typically appear during
every episode.

Read on to learn more about this kind of migraine and how it
can affect the patient.
SYMPTOMS OF OCULAR MIGRAINE

The symptoms that cause ocular migraine can greatly vary
patient to patient but one common factor among such cases is
the accumulation of reasons that cause the condition.
These combinations are the triggers behind each episode
and must be noted carefully.

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