![]() By the time the flickering has reached the periphery, it is usually no longer present centrally. ![]() Typical is the parallel or successive manifestation of irritative phenomena (“bright blinking lights”) and a visual field defect (“black hole”), as well as migration from central to peripheral. Characteristic of the typical visual aura is that it begins with development of a paracentral scotoma or of fortification figures (blinking diamond/kaleidoscope), followed by extension to the peripheral visual field. Overall, it is estimated that around 30% of migraine patients have auras, meaning that migraine auras can be assumed in about 3.5–8% of the population ( 1, 3, 4). “If I hold the affected eye closed, I see normally”
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