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What Causes Pixelated Vision In The Centre Of The Vision Field?
i am experiencing pixelated vision in the centre of my vision field. Both eyes. Occurred this morning, at first it felt as though I must have looked into the light as I couldn t see what I was looking at directly, and then spread across my whole vision. Lasted about an hour then faded away. It now appears to be coming back.
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
Hi,
Pixelated vision or kaleidoscope vision is a short-lived distortion of vision that causes things to look as if you’re peering through a kaleidoscope. Images are broken up and can be brightly coloured or shiny.
Kaleidoscopic vision is most often caused by a type of migraine headaches known as a visual or an ocular migraine.
A visual migraine occurs when nerve cells in the part of your brain responsible for vision begin firing erratically. It generally passes in 10 to 30 minutes.
But kaleidoscopic vision can be a symptom of more serious problems, including stroke, retinal damage, and serious brain injury.
A visual migraine is different from a retinal migraine. A retinal migraine is a more serious condition caused by a lack of blood flow to the eye.
I suggest talking to your ophthalmologist to clarify if you’re told you have one of these conditions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician
Pixelated vision or kaleidoscope vision is a short-lived distortion of vision that causes things to look as if you’re peering through a kaleidoscope. Images are broken up and can be brightly coloured or shiny.
Kaleidoscopic vision is most often caused by a type of migraine headaches known as a visual or an ocular migraine.
A visual migraine occurs when nerve cells in the part of your brain responsible for vision begin firing erratically. It generally passes in 10 to 30 minutes.
But kaleidoscopic vision can be a symptom of more serious problems, including stroke, retinal damage, and serious brain injury.
A visual migraine is different from a retinal migraine. A retinal migraine is a more serious condition caused by a lack of blood flow to the eye.
I suggest talking to your ophthalmologist to clarify if you’re told you have one of these conditions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician
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