What is an ocular migraine?

AKA: Peri-Orbital: Usually a ocular migraine originates from a sensitive network of nerves within the nose. This may be caused by a deviated septum or something called conchobullosa. Surgery can eliminate peri-orbital migraines or greatly reduce them. See: www.Themigrainereliefcenter.Com.

Retinal Migraine: The thought is that the same mechanism involved in the aura phase of migraine is reponsible fro retinal migraine. Think of it this way; the person has the aura but not the headache.

Ocular migraines!: Ocular migraines are a form of migraines that take place in the occipital cortex (part of the brain that interprets/controls vision). They lack the severe headache as common migraines. The symptoms are usually all or mostly visual and are typically described as flashing of light or ziz-zag lights in the vision. They usually last less than 30 minutes and affect the vision out of both eyes.

Visual disturbance: An ocular migraine can be any type of visual disturbance, like blind spots, seeing waving lines or spots before your eyes that you can still see when you close your eyes. The term ocular migraine is used to describe a visual disturbance characteristic to an aura when a person does not subsequently develop headache. For more info on migraines see: http://understandingmigraine.blogspot.com/