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A 19-year-old female asked:

My vision went strange in my left eye for 20 minutes. looked like flashing circles and stars. was this an ocular migraine ? worried

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Dr. Amrit Singhanswered

Cardiology 53 years experience

No: u will have some other signs with migraine like aura, headache or watering in eyes. unless u have fevers u have nothing to worry .

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