Complicated migraine resulting in blindness due to bilateral retinal infarction.
Retinal migraine is not uncommon, but permanent sequelae in the anterior visual pathway are rare. We describe the case of a young woman in whom blindness developed over a six-year period due to recurrent episodes of migraine-related occlusions of a branch retinal artery.
Glenn
A M
AM
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Shaw
P J
PJ
Howe
J W
JW
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D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology