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Could Arc Of Flashing Lights On The Outer Region Of My Right Eye Be A Sign Of Migraine?

I just experienced an arc of flashing lights on the outer region of my right eye. It lasted about 5 minutes then faded away. Could this be from a retinal tear or something else entirely? I would assume with a retinal tear that the flashing would continue. I've also heard it could be a sign of an oncoming migraine, but I have never experienced a migraine.
Fri, 23 May 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptom.

The visual symptoms can precede the episode of headache in a person with migraine. This is called as aura.

Similarly, a retinal tear can also give rise to similar symptoms.

Since, you did not have headache after the visual symptom, we can not make a definite diagnosis of migraine at this stage.

Please get your retina examined.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Could Arc Of Flashing Lights On The Outer Region Of My Right Eye Be A Sign Of Migraine?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptom. The visual symptoms can precede the episode of headache in a person with migraine. This is called as aura. Similarly, a retinal tear can also give rise to similar symptoms. Since, you did not have headache after the visual symptom, we can not make a definite diagnosis of migraine at this stage. Please get your retina examined. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in