Krishnan, R (2016) A study on ophthalmic manifestations of migraine. Masters thesis, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.To elucidate the various ophthalmic manifestations of different types of migraine 2.To assess the response to treatment (with steroids ) in ophthalmoplegic migraine. 3.To assess the visual field changes in migraine 4.OCT changes in migraine 5.To find out any association with other ocular disorders. INCLUSION CRITERIA 1.Patients with migraine (migraine with aura and migraine without aura). 2.Retinal migraine 3.Ophthalmoplegic migraine EXCLUSION CRITERIA Any other type of headache other than migraine,refractive errors,head or eye trauma, eyes with retinal or optic disc pathology,cataract,corneal opacity,ocular laser treatment,CNS disorders like tumors,infarcts,diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy AGE:5 to 60 years STUDY DESIGN:Prospective clinical study NUMBER OF PATIENTS:50 CONCLUSION The mean age of presentation was 40.58 years of age.Females were more commonly affected.Visual phenomena associated with migraine was present in 30% of patients with migraine.Photophobia in 18% of patients. RNFL thinning was noted by OCT in BE- 50% of patients(single quadrant thinning),RE:8% of patients(single quadrant thinning),LE:8% of the patients(single quadrant thinning),multiple quadrant thinning:2% of patients. Patients with ophthalmoplegic migraine responded to treatment with steroids and completely recovered in 2 months.This proved that ophthalmoplegic migraine is an inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy.The mean age of presentation was 5 years of age in our study.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ophthalmic Manifestations; Migraine |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > Ophthalmology |
| Depositing User: | Punitha K |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2017 09:31 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2017 01:19 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/2421 |
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