wavy/blurred eyesight

[jasmine337]

hi, yesterday i slept in as it is my day off and i slept longer then usual.i am under alot of stress right now and am tired on and off,from week to week.i can normally tell what is going on with my body.i am 49 yrs old and am generally in good health.i do smoke and have for a number of years,i am a nutritional herbalist.i know i shouldn't be smoking....yesterday as i was going to get something to eat about an hour after i got up and got ready i was driving down the road and my vision became distorted and i couldn't see right i was seeing waves and tried to fiqure out which eye was having the problem or was it both.it lasted for about 15-20 mins and after i had a very bad heasache.i haven't had this happen before.when my sight was wavy i didn't have a heasache.it seemed to be just my periferial vision that was affected.i've been doing a little research and what i've come across points to maybe a migraine,is this a common sympton or could it be something else? thank you for your time

[Neuro Forum]

Thanks for using the forum. I am happy to address your questions, and my answer will be based on the information you provided here. Please make sure you recognize that this forum is for educational purposes only, and it does not substitute for a formal office visit with your doctor.

Without the ability to examine you and obtain a history, I can not tell you what the exact cause of your symptoms is. However I will try to provide you with some useful information.

The quick answer to your question is yes, the symptoms you describe above can be very typical of a condition called migraine with aura. Aura is basically a symptom that occurs prior to a main neurologic event. In your case, your aura preceded your headache. It is more common in women, and symptoms may include transient vision loss, flashes of light in the peripheral visual field, or other similar symptoms lasting usually 30 minutes or less. Headache , if it is going to occur, typically begins within 60 minutes; headache follows the vision symptoms rather than occurring simultaneously at the onset. The headache is typically one-sided, throbbing, and may be associated with nausea and light-sensitivity.

Different migraine/migraine-variant triggers. These include lack of sleep, over-sleeping, chocolate, wine, and several others. If you have not experienced headaches in the past and just now are experiencing your first migraine, it would be a good idea to be evaluated by a neurologist to make sure nothing else is going on. There are specific medications for migraine that can be taken at the onset (for example, during the aura) that can help prevent further the headache from becoming severe. If these migraines recur and/or are severe, sometimes migraine prophylaxis with medications such as calcium channel blockers such as verapamil may be helpful.

Thank you for using the forum, I hope you find this information useful good luck.

[Tzvi18]

I am 33 yo male in NJ This past sunday, I awoke with a blurred vision out of my right eye. After a ct scan I was
also initially diagnosed with colloid cyst, on 3rd ventriclurla monroe. I am wondering what to do as the blurriness and discomfort on the right eye has not gone away (almost 7 days later)

How long do I have until I need to have surgery??

[jasmine337]

Thank you for your response,It seems to fit,I will go to my doctor and get checked out to rule out other possible problems.As I am writing this I recall that my 22 yr old nice has severe migrains and has for sometime.She has to take medication when she feels one coming on.I don't know what kind.This does not run in the family and she is the only one that I know of with them,she is my sisters daughter.  Thank You for your response