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Sudden temporary blindness in both eyes

Eye Conditions | Last Active: Sep 12, 2023 | Replies (14)

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@christine9

I just had an experience similar to yours -- brief loss of vision in both eyes followed by brief double vision in both eyes. In looking into this I found that the Cleveland Clinic describes this same phenomenon and notes that it is one way in which an ocular migraine can manifest--it is an aura. I also have ocular migraines. Hope this is of some help. Take a look at the site for the Cleveland Clinic - Health - article "A migraine without pain, yes it can happen, and it's called an ocular migraine.

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- A Migraine Without Pain? Yes, It Can Happen, and It’s Called an Ocular Migraine https://health.clevelandclinic.org/a-migraine-without-pain-yes-it-can-happen-and-its-called-an-ocular-migraine/

That happened to me last year. I woke up and I started having an ocular migraine. At first it was like my usual migraine, then all turned black. It seemed to stay that way for a very long time, and I thought I had lost my vision and was blind. I was trying to call for help, but was unable to figure out how to call on my iPhone. My site returned and I realized I’d had a migraine and feared I was losing my site. I was afraid to do anything like walk to the mailbox. After awhile I was okay, but Im afraid to drive. Prior to that it seemed much less dangerous with the visual and I worried about driving. I also have epilepsy and thought there might be some connection. My eye doctor just said we already talked about it which we hadn’t and I was thinking I should find a new eye doctor.