Ocular Migraine.. What Happens with this migraine?

If you look these up in the dictionary, all refer to the eye.

Some of the most common ocular symptoms are flashes of light, blind spots, zigzagging patterns, and shimmering stars or spots.

I stated in another page that I had the zigzagging in my eye. It happen to me about two years ago.

It hung on for about twenty minutes, then I was all right, and I have had it four times since then.

Should you be worried? I was, but it didn't last to long, so I kind of forgot about it. The thing that puzzled me is, I am not a migraine sufferer.

The causes of this type of migraine are not known exactly, but in some people, eating certain foods may trigger it.

In the case of regular migraine, the visual disturbance occurs in the occipital cortex, but in the case of ocular migraine, the disturbance arises from the retinal blood vessels in the eyes.

And some of the people of silence migraine also suffer the usual symptoms of classical migraine.

Although I didn't take my own advice, if this happens to you, find a Doctor, and at least get checked out, to rule out anything serious.

You may experience a throbbing dull headache, along with fuzziness or blind spots.

These symptoms usually disappear within twenty to thirty minutes, but you may feel fatigued. You might be nauseated by not seeing regular. It's very difficult to know if you are suffering from silent migraine because it's usually known as the migraine without headache, and is a type of migraine that distorts the images.

The distortion starts in the center of the image, and then shifts to one side.

Ophthalmic migraine usually affects one eye at a time, and as the migraine (without pain) progresses, the images may turn wavy or grey, and you may lose the sight temporarily.

Silent migraines can be so confusing.

Although it refers to two different conditions, one not serious, but the other might have some serious complications.

When should you be concerned about a ocular migraine?

It's possible that you might have another condition requiring treatment, which could be a detached retina, which should be checked out immediately. With eye related migraines, disturbances in your vision, with or without headache pain can also accompany migraine processes thought to be related to changes in blood flow in the brain.

When we think migraine, we think pain, but in this case there may be none.

What is thought that during a migraine process, changes also may take place in blood flow to the area of the brain responsible for vision.

Here's what you should do if you have a ocular migraine.

If you're driving, pull over to the side of the road until the migraine attack wears off.

Then go to the eye DR as soon as possible, but he may not know what happened to you, or find anything wrong.

It's a tough call to make, since it is so hard to diagnose. What you should take for an ocular migraine

Medications that may be used to treat retinal migraines include anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin, or ibuprofen, and high blood pressure medicines.

And if you can think about what you did before the attack started, such as stress, going without sleep, skipped meals, specific foods, or a certain activity.

By avoiding these triggers, you may be able to cut back on the amount of attacks, or completely prevent them.

Many of the headaches have triggers, and the same thing may set off this much more serious type of migraine that is called a complicated migraine.

Our last page is on those painful headaches called cluster headaches, and our next page has more info on clusters.

All the best

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