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A 36-year-old female asked:

Are visual auras serious or mean tumor or neuro issues i have always had headache since a kid or will aura cause blindness?

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Dr. Al Hegab
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Allergy and Immunology 42 years experience
Visual aura: since childhood, and you are 36 now, you wouldn't survive any bad tumor for all that long, anyways, you need to see an ophthalmologist first , then see a neurologist, visual aura are common, and you won't lose your vision, but you need to be checked,
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