What is an Ocular Migraine?

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What You Can Do Against Ocular Migraines

An ocular migraine can be a terrifying experience. During an occular migraine, also called an optical migraine, frightful changes in vision are often followed by a painful ocular migraine headache. While it is not uncommon to have an ocular migraine without a headache, changes in sight occur in each instance of an optic migraine.

The symptoms of a ocular migrane start in the eye and usually appear in one eye in particular. First, occular migraines begin with changes in sight. These changes are often described as image distortions, flashing lights, zigzags, and blind spots. These ocular migraine symptoms, normally start on one side of the eye and work their way across the field of vision and can result in temporary loss of sight which usually subsides within one hour. If no loss of sight occurs as part of the migraine optical symptoms, the visions eventually fade away leaving sight in tact. Other symptoms of an optical migraine include an intense, painful headache that appears within an hour of the visual occular migrane symptoms. You may also experience nausea and vomiting.

While ocular migranes are normally harmless, an ocular migraine can be symptomatic of a stroke. This is why it is extremely important to seek medical attention if you begin to have optical migranes without a prior history.

In most cases, an ocular migrane requires no treatment other than rest. If you experience an optical migraine headache it will usually pass within an hour leaving no ill effects. During an optical migraine, caffeine may also help alleviate symptoms.