title: Migraine headaches: diagnosis and management.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients often complain to their optometrist about their headaches, of which migraines are a common type. They may ask if their pain is from visual causes or whether the visual auras they experience are normal.
  
  
  METHODS
  The literature on migraine is reviewed to provide the optometrist with current information to manage these patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Included in the review are migraine epidemiology, pathophysiology, categorization, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Optometrists can help their migraine patients with a thorough examination, advice, proper referrals, and optical management when appropriate.
authors.affiliation: NY Empire Medical, 98-76 Queens Blvd., Rego Park, NY 11374, USA. hilla_abel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hilla
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009907:Optometry / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D014787:Vision Tests