RETINAL MIGRAINE HEADACHE

Course overview

OCULAR OR RETINAL MIGRAINES ARE GENERALLY DEFINED AS A TRANSIENT MONOCULAR SCOTOMA OR LOSS OF VISION WHICH IS ACCOMPANIED OR FOLLOWED BY A HEADACHE WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF VISUAL SYMPTOMS ONSET. IN SOME CASES PERSISTENT MONOCULAR VISUAL LOSS AND ABNORMAL OPHTHALMOLOGICAL FINDINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE USUALLY TRANSIENT, AND THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THOSE PERSISTENT DEFICITS IS NOT CLEAR. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RETINAL MIGRAINES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.