What Causes Headache, Floaters In Vision And Blurred Vision?

Posted on Fri, 15 Sep 2017

Question: Today before lunch I was at the office. I started getting a fuzzy large floater in my vision. The floater (one towards the right) wasn’t black but rather almost kind of a squiggly light. It lasted about 30 minutes. I left the office and went to lunch. While at lunch I had a slight headache. I don’t ever get headaches but I wasn’t concerned because yesterday I received Botox and figured the floaters and the headache were caused from the injections. In the middle of lunch my friend was asking me if I knew a certain person. She addressed this person by name. I know the person very well because I work with them every day, however I knew in my mind I knew this person but couldn’t remember who it was...just that I knew I worked with them. After that, I went to ask her if she knew someone and when I got to the point where I would say the name, I couldn’t remember it. Again, this is someone I know very well but couldn’t remember their name. Within five minutes, I remembered everyone and went back to normal. Should I be concerned?

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Take treatment as advised

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
This episode of headache and floaters and visual blurring may be most likely due to migraine.
It is unlikely due to botox injection.
You can take pain killers like naproxen or aceclofenac for pain relief.
Repeated such episodes requires evaluation by a doctor.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist

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