Why do I keep getting visual disturbances?

Visual disturbances are most commonly associated with migraine headache. These symptoms can also be related to local eye conditions, such as glaucoma, which can produce a halo effect around objects.

What causes shimmering in your vision?

Kaleidoscope vision is a short-lived distortion of vision that causes things to look as if you’re peering through a kaleidoscope. Images are broken up and can be brightly colored or shiny. Kaleidoscopic vision is most often caused by a type of migraine headache known as a visual or ocular migraine.

What are Paracentral Scotomas?

A paracentral scotoma is a blind or blurry spot in your vision that is slightly off-center (within 10 degrees of your line of sight).

What can cause arcuate scotoma?

Here are the other causes of an arcuate scotomas.

Prelaminar. optic disc drusen. papilloedema (eg BIH/IIH)
laminar. ION..ischaemic optic neuropathy, +/- artereritic.
optic canal. infiltrative, meningioma, demyelination, inflammatory mass.
intracanalicular. carotid… ectatic or aneurysm.

Can a scintillating scotoma cause a headache?

The edges of the spot you see are often jagged. Headache pain may occur along with scintillating scotomas, or you may feel no pain at all. Scintillating scotomas can happen before or during a migraine or because of an underlying condition, such as glaucoma or multiple sclerosis (MS).

Where does a scintillating scotoma originate in the brain?

Originating from the brain, it may precede a migraine headache, but can also occur acephalgically (without headache). It is often confused with retinal migraine, which originates in the eyeball or socket. An artist’s depiction of a scintillating scotoma with a bilateral arc.

What does it look like when you have a scintillating headache?

Scotomas are a type of aura, a visual phenomenon, that’s fairly common. Scintillating scotomas may look wavy or alternate growing from dark to light again. The edges of the spot you see are often jagged. Headache pain may occur along with scintillating scotomas, or you may feel no pain at all.

How is scintillating scotoma related to high blood pressure?

Basically, this is abnormal electrical activity moving through your brain. These electrical impulses may be related to high blood pressure, inflammation, or hormonal fluctuations, among other things. Health conditions that scintillating scotomas are related to include:

Why do I keep getting visual disturbances? Visual disturbances are most commonly associated with migraine headache. These symptoms can also be related to local eye conditions, such as glaucoma, which can produce a halo effect around objects. What causes shimmering in your vision? Kaleidoscope vision is a short-lived distortion of vision that causes things to…