When it comes to migraines, not all headaches are created the same. According to Joey Gee, D.O., neurologist with Providence Mission Hospital, approximately 15 to 25% of migraine sufferers will ...

The term “ocular migraine” is outdated. Doctors now call it migraine with aura (both eyes) or retinal migraine (one eye). Migraines with aura are typically not life-threatening, but in rare cases, ...

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If you’ve ever seen shimmery spots or flashing lights, or worse, experienced blind spots, you know that random visual disturbances can be mega creepy as far as health symptoms go. When spotty vision ...

Ever experience strange smells that others don’t detect? Or see flashing lights out of the corner of your eye? They could be symptoms of a migraine aura. According to the American Migraine Foundation, ...

In late December Dara Lehon woke up with what seemed like the telltale signs of a migraine’s onset. She experiences ocular auras with them and wasn’t surprised to see spots floating in her eye and ...

Having a migraine is associated with intense pain, but there are other symptoms that can come along with these headaches. One of the more common ones? Migraine aura. Migraine aura is experienced by up ...

Migraine with aura (formerly referred to as an ocular migraine) is a type of migraine that can cause visual symptoms—including vision loss, blind spots, and even flashing lights—plus, eye pain.