Ophthalmic Migraines And Me

Ophthalmic migraines(a.k.a. Ocular migraines), perhaps you've never heard of them. I know I had not, that was until I experienced my first one. It's unnerving to say the least, especially if you have no idea what you are experiencing.

I decided to do some research, and it turns out that this is quite common. What's not known is the exact cause of this event, but light sources, foods, or medications could be the trigger. They aren't like typical migraines, because they may not be accompanied by a severe and painful headache. I did experience a rather painful, but in no way debilitating, headache later after my vision cleared.

Each instance can last up to 30 minutes, and there is no cure or way to prevent them. However, they don't cause any damage... w00t?

I was scared shitless, because I didn't know if this sudden blindness was a precursor to imminent death. I didn't die, but I was fucking blind. Luckily I was at work, so I wasn't doing anything... zing! If something like this occurred while driving or doing something that required the ability to see, I would have been incapacitated. The entire right side and center of my vision was distorted by a flashing black and white "lightning bolt/pixel" thing. If I was looking at a field of Rapeseed(That's the real name for these plants) during one of these events, it would look something like this picture to the right.

I don't know, maybe I am dying(it's been brought to my attention that we are all dying, which is the douche-bag response to that statement, so please don't post it).