Ocular Migraine? Aura without headache?

@dollies - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. That sure is a long time to have daily migraines. Do you have some form of ocular migraine? If so, has anything brought you some relief?

This is an old post but thought I would contribute as well. I'm 63 and got my first one a few years ago which was a scary experience. Same symptom as others: small C shape with flashing colorful zigzags that started small and grew over about 20 minutes. I couldn't use my phone or computer during that time. The first time I thought maybe I was having a stroke. I never had any other symptoms. Since then I may get one a month. I normally have a cup of coffee a day. I stopped 10 days ago before a scheduled surgery and didn't have any cofee until yesterday and again today. I had a migraine with aura both days. So for me, caffeine seems to be a trigger (or at least until my body gets used to it again).

My orders are diet related. I have gotten them since the age of 13. I have discovered that I cannot eat eggs, processed meats, sauerkraut, MSG, and caffeine. As a rule my aura might last about 20 minutes and go away on their own. I refuse to put medication's in me. I feel they lead into more meds.

The only thing I would have to change in your story is your current age. I am 69, and everything else is exactly the same!!

I've had ocular migraines for years, perhaps 1x in 18 months. They usually start with a fuzzy or blank spot in my field of vision. They present as pulsing zigzags like others have described. It's sort of like a pulsating kaleidoscope. No pain, and are visible even when my eyes are shut. The area expands and eventually (usually within 30 minutes) disappears out of my field of vision. I just sit and do nothing until it is gone. Two MDs have told me they are usually followed by a headache but mine never are. I have never been able to relate them to what I'm doing, stress, or anything else.

@prein 74

@grannyzoo - I believe you were replying to @prein in a post here, but it didn't all come through. Would you mind reposting?

I have had Occular migraine without headache in the past and have been taking Magnesium Glucinate for several years it seemed affective and I had not had one until last week. It was in my left eye and was very severe and lasted about an hour. I am completely blind in my right eye. So when this happened after such a long spell of not having them it was quite scarry! From what I know about them the cause has nothing to do with the vision. Has anyone seen a neurologist or had any kind of work up. I have seen a retinal specialist for my blind eye, but since my right eye has gone blind don't see any need of seeing him because I don't feel there is any hope for it. I have not seen him for way over a year and my visits then did not require or needed an occular injections.
I have had a long history with the right eye, starting with a hole in the macular and had surgery which went well except left some scar tissue which didn't bother me all that much. Then I had the eye stroke, had injections. a clot removed but have not felt that anything would make it better, they said I had an I had a eye stroke. What kind of treatments are people trying for their occular migraine's? I worry about losing my vision completely. I don't wear my glases anymore, beause the frames seems to impeed my pheriperial vision and I see better without them. I use a electric magnifying glass when I bead, but seems lately those little tiny seed beads are becoming more difficult for me to challange.

@lisalucier no i was not.

Absolutely! One day, I had these weird jagged edge quarter moons at the side of my vision. Scared me to death! Got a doctor appointment, he asked what was going on and as soon as I described it he told me ocular migraine. I was so surprised because there is no pain associated with this. It has become more and more common for me (especially if I'm tired), but there's never any pain. Who knew you could have a migraine without the headache?