Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Primary headache disorders can cause many ophthalmic symptoms that lead many patients to present for neuro-ophthalmic evaluation. Neuro-ophthalmologists frequently encounter these patients in clinical practice. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A literature review was completed in PubMed using the following terms paired with " migraine" and " headache:" dry eye, eye pain, monocular diplopia, binocular diplopia, photophobia, visual field defect, tunnel vision, floaters, amaurosis fugax, transient visual obscuration, autonomic symptoms, anisocoria, visual snow, Alice in Wonderland syndrome, and palinopsia. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Patients with primary headache disorders may experience a wide range of visual and ophthalmic symptoms. An understanding of the typical features of these disorders allows providers to help patients find appropriate treatment without unnecessary testing and to recognize when atypical presentations require additional evaluation.
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Authors | Stacy V Smith |
Journal | Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
(J Neuroophthalmol)
Vol. 39
Issue 2
Pg. 200-207
(06 2019)
ISSN: 1536-5166 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 31022065
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Eye Diseases
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Headache Disorders, Primary
(complications, diagnosis)
- Humans
- International Classification of Diseases
- Migraine Disorders
(complications, diagnosis)
- Nervous System Diseases
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Visual Field Tests
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