The visual symptoms of ophthalmic headache are completely reversible and include: photophobia, phosphenes (flashes and flashes of light), scotomas (vision of dark or colored spots) and transient loss of vision. Headaches can also be associated with: nausea, dizziness and tingling in the upper limbs.
The causes of ophthalmic headache are not yet fully understood. However, it seems that this form of headache may mainly depend on the vasoconstriction of the blood vessels that supply the eye and its structures, which results in a temporary reduction in local blood flow. Among the factors that can trigger this form of ache uncorrected vision defects (refractive defects, such as myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism) and trigeminal nerve neuralgia are also included. vision (such as cataracts).
Diagnosis is based on a "careful collection of clinical history and" physical examination. In subjects who have infrequent episodes of ophthalmic headache, the treatment is exclusively symptomatic and involves the assumption of self-medication analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen and naproxen. In case of recurrent or particularly severe attacks, prophylactic therapy is indicated.
accompanied by changes in vision.
Usually, pain affects only one side of the skull and appears within one hour of the onset of visual symptoms (also unilateral).
Ophthalmic headache is throbbing and moderate to severe in intensity. This form of headache can be aggravated by movement (for example, by walking or climbing steps).
In addition to visual problems, ophthalmic headache can be associated with transient neurological manifestations, such as increased sensitivity to sounds, nausea and vomiting.
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