Ocular migraine

[Chey515]

I went to a retinal specialist and ER to get help in better understanding my eye and was told I have an ocular migraine. It's my left eye and has been burdening me for 5 days now. Its straight blind spot of black dot and bad migraines. I feel that no one can help me and I could go blind on my eye. I'm only 21 this is unfair and I want to know what to do to end this. It's hard to see I can barely concentrate at work and school, it's difficult to see and comprehend what's happening around me because 50 percent of the vision in my eye is blocked, and it's hard to drive. I bought an eye patch to relax the eye but it has not worked that well for me.

[bamboo89]

Ooh, that sounds nasty... but presumably the specialist you saw did not find any damage within the eye, nor any cause there for what's happening. That means its coming from the brain,or neurological, did they not suggest you see a migraine specialist or clinic? I suffered with optical migraine for some years, with blind spot and then the usual zigzag lines and flashing lights, but the attacks would last about 40 minutes and pass. They might have recurred very quickly, within minutes, hours or days, but always cleared away. It's the fact yours is going on so long that's a real nuisance, so you'd probably do well to consult a migraine specialist of some sort - I'm assuming you're in the States, not sure what the procedure is there to see someone.

In the meantime, try to think differently about it - migraine affects children, so being only 21 is neither here nor there, and as for it not being fair, well, no, its not, but life's not fair. Try to be a bit more relaxed about it, because feeling stressed, worried and anxious won't be helping... As a matter of interest, I no longer suffer optical/aura migraine... I cut out dairy completely for a different health problem,and to my surprise, the optical migraine disappeared completely... so sometimes it can be linked with diet. But see a migraine specialist or neurological consultant for advice and help and further tests, if they think its appropriate.

Miriam

[Cat00]

Hi,

Sounds awlful, I've had migraines since I was 4 (apparently) so I concur with what Miriam wrote about life not being fair! It worries me you say it affects your driving, pretty sure you shouldn't be driving in that condition. You could really hurt other people and/or yourself on in the uk you would be seen as responsible and therefore punishable by law.