Complicated migraine resulting in blindness due to bilateral retinal infarction

Br J Ophthalmol. 1992 Mar;76(3):189-90. doi: 10.1136/bjo.76.3.189.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blindness / etiology*
  • Female
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Migraine Disorders / complications*
  • Retina / pathology
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion / complications*
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion / etiology
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion / pathology