Migraines and crossed eyes?!
Question: Migraines and crossed eyes!?
Do you believe there is a connection!? Has anyone experienced something that would make them link the two!?
I know I get migraines, ive been diagnosed since i was 10 years old and on treatment before!. Sometimes it felt like it was too exhausting to keep my eyes straight but i never thought that my eyes were actually crossing, and even if i'd tried looking in the mirror i would not have been able to see past the aura and flashes of light!.
For years ive been experiencing a strange feeling in my eyes where i have to strain and can't really focus on far away objects!. It doesnt blur my vision per se, its more like everything is there, i just cant really process it, or focus on anything!. It tends to happen when im really tiered, when i havent slept in a long time, when stressed, or when i walk into large department stores [ the onslaught of sensory input is the only reason i can think of for this ]!. Its incredibly frustrating and limits the things i can focus on and accomplish!.
I had never thought to look in a mirror till yesterday as i was straining to get my eyes to work right!. I thought i might have noticed a slight turn in one eye but i could not be sure!. I mentioned it to my mother and when it happened today again [ i got very little sleep, and then had to put up with various annoyances on the road ] she noticed and agreed that my left eye, in which i have worse vision than my right, was crossing [in not sure if it was out or in]!.
Untill i began thinking of it today i hadnt noticed that this happened almost every time i got a migraine, followed by the flashes of light and sensitivity to sound, and then within 10-20 mins the actual pain!. Now im thinking maybe i have a problem in my muscles that triggered the migraines!? Or even worse, the problems in my brain!?
I!. Am!. Freaking!. Out!.
Do you have information of the crossing of eyes and what it means, treatment, or personal experience with it!?
Do you confirm my connection, even thought it occurs often without the migraines!?
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I know I get migraines, ive been diagnosed since i was 10 years old and on treatment before!. Sometimes it felt like it was too exhausting to keep my eyes straight but i never thought that my eyes were actually crossing, and even if i'd tried looking in the mirror i would not have been able to see past the aura and flashes of light!.
For years ive been experiencing a strange feeling in my eyes where i have to strain and can't really focus on far away objects!. It doesnt blur my vision per se, its more like everything is there, i just cant really process it, or focus on anything!. It tends to happen when im really tiered, when i havent slept in a long time, when stressed, or when i walk into large department stores [ the onslaught of sensory input is the only reason i can think of for this ]!. Its incredibly frustrating and limits the things i can focus on and accomplish!.
I had never thought to look in a mirror till yesterday as i was straining to get my eyes to work right!. I thought i might have noticed a slight turn in one eye but i could not be sure!. I mentioned it to my mother and when it happened today again [ i got very little sleep, and then had to put up with various annoyances on the road ] she noticed and agreed that my left eye, in which i have worse vision than my right, was crossing [in not sure if it was out or in]!.
Untill i began thinking of it today i hadnt noticed that this happened almost every time i got a migraine, followed by the flashes of light and sensitivity to sound, and then within 10-20 mins the actual pain!. Now im thinking maybe i have a problem in my muscles that triggered the migraines!? Or even worse, the problems in my brain!?
I!. Am!. Freaking!. Out!.
Do you have information of the crossing of eyes and what it means, treatment, or personal experience with it!?
Do you confirm my connection, even thought it occurs often without the migraines!?
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Answers:
You should see a neurologist about your migraines (and tell them your "new" symptom or that you just noticed the symptom) and an ophthalmologist about your eyes crossing (esotropia)!. There are a few reports in the literature of esotropia occuring after an ophthalmoplegic migraine, but they sound like the crossing lasts longer than it does for you!. If your eyes are crossing, you'll probably also see two of everything (diplopia) with both eyes open!. Here is an abstract to one case (it's the last one on the page):
http://www!.orthoptics!.org!.uk/journal/200!.!.!.
Your ophthalmologist may refer you to a neuro-ophthalmologist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
http://www!.orthoptics!.org!.uk/journal/200!.!.!.
Your ophthalmologist may refer you to a neuro-ophthalmologist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com