Ask a Health Professional (715) 732-2101 3003 Cleveland Avenue Marinette, W Andrew Congdon, o.D. INSIGHT Doctor of Optometry VISION CENTER Question: What are Ocular Migraines? Migraines are a last only around 20 minutes condition that before fullyresolving -affect 7 Some people will then get people. You, or someone a Migraine afterwards you know likely suffers from which we call an associated migraines. Women are 3 Migraine. If you get an aura imes more likely to suffer before a Migraine, then take from Migraines, and they your Migraine medication can come on at almost any when you start seeing the age. Around 1 in 4 people aura to help with the pain who get migraines, also get earlier what is called a Migraine with Aura. The Aura is f you have any flashing also known as an Ocular lights in your vision that last longer than 60 minutes, it Migraine Head Migraines are not an Ocular Migraine. Other fully understood in the cause damage to the retina may of the pain. It is thought that be a cause for these flashing the pain has to do with the lights. If you ever have any activation of pain nerves flashing lights in your vision in the head, which is why a that are around for more erson can feel intense pain. than 60 minutes, it is very our retina does not have important to see an eye care any pain receptors, only light professional to rule out any receptors. When these light retinal disease receptors become activated Preventing Migraines can be hard to do, but there ou would see light or blurry vision are a few options. Avoid There are a few different triggers that you know can types of Auras. Many bring on your Migraines people say that they look like Avoid salty food, alcohol a kaleidoscope that seems to and other foods that have expand from the center of caused a Migraine in the the vision outward, or from past. Aerobic exercise like lso the peripheral vision into the running, or swimming, is a center. There can be blurry a good way to help prevent vision that makes it very Migraines. Talk to your difficult to see, and there can primary care doctor for any even be a darkening of the other medical treatments vision. Generally, Auras will