The optometric correlates of migraine

Harle, Deacon E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5888-0019 and Evans, Bruce J. W. 2004. The optometric correlates of migraine. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 24 (5) , pp. 369-383. 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2004.00212.x

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Abstract

Migraine is a common, chronic, multi-factorial, neuro-vascular disorder typically characterised by recurrent attacks of unilateral, pulsating headache and autonomic nervous system dysfunction. Migraine may additionally be associated with aura; those focal neurological symptoms that may precede or sometimes accompany the headache. This review describes the optometric aspects of migraine headache. There have been claims of a relationship between migraine headaches and errors of refraction, binocular vision anomalies, pupil anomalies, visual field changes and pattern glare. The quality of the evidence for a relationship between errors of refraction and binocular vision and migraine is poor. The quality of the evidence to suggest a relationship between migraine headache and pupil anomalies, visual field defects and pattern glare is stronger. In particular the link between migraine headache and pattern glare is striking. The therapeutic use of precision-tinted spectacles to reduce pattern glare (visual stress) and to help some migraine sufferers is described.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Optometry and Vision Sciences
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0275-5408
Date of Acceptance:	5 April 2004
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2024 10:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165209

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