Ocular Migraine or TIA

By dmbsdrubin

April 25, 2011

I suffered partial, temporary vision loss in my left eye for about 2 minutes.

The bottom third of my view went black for about a minutes, then slowly cleared up from left to right over the next minute.

I went to the emergency room fearing the worst. After a battery of tests, the diagnosis came down to TIA (transient ischemic attack) or an ocular migraine. Because I was very low risk for TIA and there was no evidence of TIA, the doctors called it an ocular migraine.

Has anyone else experienced the same vision loss?

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By Amrita Bhowmick, MPH
April 25, 2011
Hi DMBSDRUBIN, Thank you for sharing your story at Migraine.com! Only a physician can provide you with a diagnosis (after a thorough examination), however changes in vision can be common migraine symptoms for some people. You can read more about these symptoms here: <a href='http://migraine.com/migraine-symptoms/vision-changes/.' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>http://migraine.com/migraine-symptoms/vision-changes/.</a>
By not found
April 25, 2011
Hi DMBSDRUBIN, Thank you for sharing your story at Migraine.com! Only a physician can provide you with a diagnosis (after a thorough examination), however changes in vision can be common migraine symptoms for some people. You can read more about these symptoms here: <a href='http://migraine.com/migraine-symptoms/vision-changes/.' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>http://migraine.com/migraine-symptoms/vision-changes/.</a>
By not found
April 25, 2011
I had the same thing happen to me, twice now. Both times were in the lower right eye, aprox. 1/3 vision completely blacked out. I didn't go to the ER but mentioned it to my Dr and she said that it was most likely ocular migraine. Did you already have migraines diagnosed before the ocular migraine?
1. By not found
 April 25, 2011
 Migraines are no fun and I've never heard of Ocular Migraine. Praying for you.
2. By not found
 April 27, 2011
 There are so many different types of migraine, crazy isn't it?
By not found
May 29, 2011
Hi DMBSDRUBIN As Amrita has said here, only a doctor can diagnose you. However you might want to educate yoursel about the stages of a Migraine attack as well as the diagnosis of Acephalgic Migraine, and Migraine with Aura. I suggest you might want to get in touch with a headache specialist and begin a discussion about these. In the meantime, there are some posts that may interest you: What are the stages of a Migraine attack? <a href='http://bit.ly/gq0mdy' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>http://bit.ly/gq0mdy</a> Migraine Phases: <a href='http://bit.ly/kRjSQ2.' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>http://bit.ly/kRjSQ2.</a> Migraine Types Overview: <a href='http://bit.ly/ke3mfJ.' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>http://bit.ly/ke3mfJ.</a> Acephalgic Migraine: <a href='http://bit.ly/kxOCLX.' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>http://bit.ly/kxOCLX.</a>
By not found
December 1, 2011
I've been having TIA symtoms on and off for the last 48 years. However today, I had two of them. One at 7:15 a.m. and another at 2:15p.m. I just had vision pbms with an aura, both of which discontinue within approximately 20 minutes. I get some HA but not full-blown. I usually feel weak and tired following each episode. Does anyone have these type symptoms? Thanks!

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