Using OCTA, researchers tracked retinal blood vessel changes in migraine patients during and between episodes, non-invasively.
Blood flow changes in the eyes could influence visual symptoms of migraines
Go to source) 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.
Migraine
Migraine is a chronic disorder characterized by headache, nausea, vomiting or sensitivity to light and sound.
Migraine is a chronic disorder characterized by headache, nausea, vomiting or sensitivity to light and sound.
‘Utilizing optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), a non-invasive imaging method researchers visualized alterations in retinal blood vessels among migraine patients, capturing changes during and between migraine episodes. #migraine #migrainesymptoms #headache’
The imaging was performed on 37 migraine patients with aura symptoms, 30 migraine patients without aura symptoms and 20 healthy patients for a control group.
Insights into Migraine with and without Aura Symptoms
Researchers found that blood flow decreases in the retina during migraine attacks for both migraine patients with and without aura symptoms. However, patients with aura symptoms were found to have lower blood flow in certain areas of the retina compared to patients without aura symptoms.Additionally, asymmetrical blood flow in the retinas was also correlated with which side of the head that migraine patients experienced pain.
The findings could indicate why some patients experience visual symptoms and may represent a biomarker for migraine attacks.
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