Complicated migraine resulting in blindness due to bilateral retinal infarction.

AUTOR(ES)

Glenn, A M

RESUMO

Retinal migraine is not uncommon, but permanent sequelae in the anterior visual pathway are rare. We describe the case of a young woman in whom blindness developed over a six-year period due to recurrent episodes of migraine-related occlusions of a branch retinal artery.

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