12-17-2009, 02:18 PM
Hey everyone,
I experienced an ocular migraine last year. I had never had one before so was a bit surprised when it happened. (description of is below)
I remembered it this morning when I visited my optometrist for an eye exam. Of particular interest in her explanation is that it has nothing to do with your eyes but takes place in the brain. This got me wondering exactly what this is all about. Not what causes it biologically, but what it is actually for. Or maybe there is no further meaning except that it is a by product of living in a physical body?
Mine set in in the middle of a work day, and although I cannot be sure at this point, I do not think anything significant was happening around me or other obvious signs.
I experienced an ocular migraine last year. I had never had one before so was a bit surprised when it happened. (description of is below)
I remembered it this morning when I visited my optometrist for an eye exam. Of particular interest in her explanation is that it has nothing to do with your eyes but takes place in the brain. This got me wondering exactly what this is all about. Not what causes it biologically, but what it is actually for. Or maybe there is no further meaning except that it is a by product of living in a physical body?
Mine set in in the middle of a work day, and although I cannot be sure at this point, I do not think anything significant was happening around me or other obvious signs.
Quote:http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions...graine.htm
People with ocular migraines can have a variety of visual symptoms. Typically you will see a small, enlarging blind spot (scotoma) in your central vision with bright, flickering lights (scintillations) or a shimmering zig-zag line (metamorphopsia) inside the blind spot. The blind spot usually enlarges and may move across your field of vision. This entire migraine phenomenon may end in only a few minutes, but usually lasts as long as about 20-30 minutes.
Generally, ocular migraines are considered harmless. Usually they are painless, cause no permanent visual or brain damage and do not require treatment.