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Ocular Migraine

One-sided headache is known as migraine. In ocular migraines, the aura is the triggering factor. There is usually temporary loss of vision in one eye due to reduced blood flow in the retina lasting less than one hour. Blind spots in the vision, flashing lines, zig-zag lines, psychedelic lights, etc., are all aura that occurs before an ocular migraine. Painkillers are useful in reducing the migraine.

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What can be done for flash blindness kind of visual disturbances?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 30-year-old male. I work with computer eight hours per day, I was wearing contact lenses for 15 years, glasses for eight years prior to that. I go to yearly checkups with my optician and physician. I eat healthy foods and exercise daily. I have healthy BMI, no known diseases, no...  Read Full »


Dr. Manjunath Natarajan

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. There are not many conditions which can give rise to the feeling of being blinded by a camera flash for 24 hours. A few of the conditions which can give rise to periodic flashes of light are retinal detachment, posterior vitreous detachment...  Read Full »

What causes gray spots in vision?

Query: Hello doctor, I have gray areas in my vision. I searched for the symptoms and it is not eye floaters. It is more like parts of my vision are covered in gray. I took a CT scan but it did not show anything.  Read Full »


Dr. Julie Hwang

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You mentioned that parts of your vision are covered in gray in each eye, and that if you are looking with both eyes, it is not a problem. I am wondering if it is in the same spot in each eye (for example, right in the middle of your vision in both eyes). If it were flo...  Read Full »

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