> I've had maybe 6 in 20 years, roughly 15 minutes each. Mine look like
> polarized crystal patterns -- very pretty unless I happen to be driving
> at the time :-(
That's exactly what it looks like, polarized crystal patterns!

> I read several websites on it and it seems point on. There is no eye
> pain, double vision, or anything but the blurry spot. And the blurry spot
> gets bigger and goes away in 30 minutes.
> And it started while the stock market was dropping like a stone.
> That, plus my history of migraines, probably cinch it.
> Thanks; I can live with it once a year.

> > "Mike Tyner" <mtyner[at]mindspring.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > "Salmon Egg" <SalmonEgg[at]sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Although I am not a health professional, I think that you
> > > > > > are having signs of ocular migraine. You can look that up
> > > > > > on the internet. For peace of mind, you should see an
> > > > > > ophthalmologist, preferably a neuro-ophthalmologist.
> > > > > > > Who has much better things to do. The description matches
> > > > ophthalmic migraine and the differential list is very short.
> > > > > I read several websites on it and it seems point on. There is no
> > eye pain, double vision, or anything but the blurry spot. And the
> > blurry spot gets bigger and goes away in 30 minutes. And it started
> > while the stock market was dropping like a stone. That, plus my
> > history of migraines, probably cinch it. Thanks; I can live with it
> > once a year.

> I read several websites on it and it seems point on. There is no eye pain,
> double vision, or anything but the blurry spot. And the blurry spot gets
> bigger and goes away in 30 minutes.
> And it started while the stock market was dropping like a stone.
> That, plus my history of migraines, probably cinch it.
> Thanks; I can live with it once a year.

> My dad often goes completely blind in one eye when he gets a migrane.

> "Salmon Egg" <SalmonEgg[at]sbcglobal.net> wrote
> > Although I am not a health professional, I think that you are having
> > signs of ocular migraine. You can look that up on the internet. For
> > peace of mind, you should see an ophthalmologist, preferably a
> > neuro-ophthalmologist.
> Who has much better things to do. The description matches ophthalmic
> migraine and the differential list is very short.
I read several websites on it and it seems point on. There is no eye pain,

> Although I am not a health professional, I think that you are having
> signs of ocular migraine. You can look that up on the internet. For
> peace of mind, you should see an ophthalmologist, preferably a
> neuro-ophthalmologist. If you take my opinion as definitive, you are
> crazier than I am. :=)

> Although I am not a health professional, I think that you are having
> signs of ocular migraine. You can look that up on the internet. For
> peace of mind, you should see an ophthalmologist, preferably a
> neuro-ophthalmologist.

> Today I realized that what was look at wasn't clear. My distance visions
> seemed fine, but close up I had a blurry spot in the middle. It was the
> same with either eye closed. In fact, I still had it when I closed both
> eyes; though it seemed like a tiny stained glass window.
> I laid down and closed my eyes; the disturbence got bigger and less
> distinct. After about a half hour it just went away.
> It happened exactly the same about 2 months ago.
> Before that it happened about 6 times eight years ago. My internist didn't
> have a clue, but told me to keep a diary to see if it was related to any
> food or activity; but they stopped before I could get much data.
> I had several migraine headaches 40 years ago, and it seems a little like
> that, only without the headache.
> Any comments would be appreciated.