Contact lenses, migraine, and allodynia
Clinical trials and electrophysiologic studies demonstrated increased perceptual sensitivity in patients suffering from migraines. At least, one triggering factor is described in 85% of migraine patients. The aim of this report was to investigate the relationship between contact lens (CL) usage and...
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| author | Ozgur Bulent Timucin Mehmet Fatih Karadag Baykara Mehmet |
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| description | Clinical trials and electrophysiologic studies demonstrated increased perceptual sensitivity in patients suffering from migraines. At least, one triggering factor is described in 85% of migraine patients. The aim of this report was to investigate the relationship between contact lens (CL) usage and migraine attacks in two cases. Two patients who were diagnosed with migraine reported that the frequency of migraine attacks increased after they switched to using CL with different base curves (BCs). These two patients, who began using CL with different BCs experienced discomfort and dryness of the eye. The ocular complaints were followed by migraine attacks. CL intolerance was also developed during migraine attack in one of the cases. The frequency of migraine attacks decreased and allodynia relieved significantly when flatter BCs were selected. CL related stimulus could have triggered the migraine attack. CLs should be well fitted in migraine patients with allodynia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a569652f22443db9f4033ee36dc4d762022-12-21T23:33:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsOman Journal of Ophthalmology0974-620X2016-01-019210110310.4103/0974-620X.184528Contact lenses, migraine, and allodyniaOzgur Bulent TimucinMehmet Fatih KaradagBaykara MehmetClinical trials and electrophysiologic studies demonstrated increased perceptual sensitivity in patients suffering from migraines. At least, one triggering factor is described in 85% of migraine patients. The aim of this report was to investigate the relationship between contact lens (CL) usage and migraine attacks in two cases. Two patients who were diagnosed with migraine reported that the frequency of migraine attacks increased after they switched to using CL with different base curves (BCs). These two patients, who began using CL with different BCs experienced discomfort and dryness of the eye. The ocular complaints were followed by migraine attacks. CL intolerance was also developed during migraine attack in one of the cases. The frequency of migraine attacks decreased and allodynia relieved significantly when flatter BCs were selected. CL related stimulus could have triggered the migraine attack. CLs should be well fitted in migraine patients with allodynia.http://www.ojoonline.org/article.asp?issn=0974-620X;year=2016;volume=9;issue=2;spage=101;epage=103;aulast=TimucinAllodyniabase curvecontact lensesmigraine |
| spellingShingle | Ozgur Bulent Timucin Mehmet Fatih Karadag Baykara Mehmet Contact lenses, migraine, and allodynia Oman Journal of Ophthalmology Allodynia base curve contact lenses migraine |
| title | Contact lenses, migraine, and allodynia |
| title_full | Contact lenses, migraine, and allodynia |
| title_fullStr | Contact lenses, migraine, and allodynia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contact lenses, migraine, and allodynia |
| title_short | Contact lenses, migraine, and allodynia |
| title_sort | contact lenses migraine and allodynia |
| topic | Allodynia base curve contact lenses migraine |
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