What is ocular migraine?

An ocular migraine, sometimes called a retinal migraine, is characterized by vision loss in one eye that may or may not be accompanied by headache. An attack may be accompanied by other visual symptoms (e.g. flashing lights) or symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light or sound.

How do members experience ocular migraine?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ocular migraine*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ocular migraine*

Who has ocular migraine on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 5
30s 22
40s 37
50s 40
60s 33
70+ 16

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 11
Female 138