Study shows blood flow changes in eyes could influence visual symptoms of migraines

Washington DC [US], January 13 (ANI): A new study has shown that fluctuations in blood flow in the retina could explain why certain migraine patients experience visual abnormalities...

The findings may provide a long-awaited visible marker for migraines that doctors may use to aid in the medical treatment of the condition.. While patients with migraines often experience symptoms such as pain around the eye, sensitivity to light, blind spots and visual blurring, the mechanisms behind those symptoms have not been well understood...

UCLA Health researchers used a non-invasive imaging technique, known as optical coherence tomography angiography, or OCTA, to visualize changes in the retinal blood vessels of migraine patients both during and between migraine attacks..

Researchers found that blood flow decreases in the retina during migraine attacks for both migraine patients with and without aura symptoms..

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