Knowing Ocular Migraines

Symptoms

Ocular migraines typically cause vision loss in one eye, which is followed by a severe headache. However, before a headache occurs, individuals experiencing an ocular migraine may also have blurry vision, blank spots in vision, flashes of light, or other strange visual patterns. The headaches associated with ocular migraines can last anywhere from four hours to seventy-two hours. They also typically a throbbing pain and feel worse when the patient moves around. Patients are also likely to experience nausea and vomiting, as well as a heightened sensitivity to light or sound (even both).

Sometimes confused with migraines with aura, ocular migraines are unique in that symptoms are only experienced in a single eye. When it comes to migraines with aura, vision issues occur in both eyes instead.

Continue reading to learn about how doctors can diagnose a patient with ocular migraines.