tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post9046600484497047417..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Scintillating ScotomaJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-16903475717662006192024-01-03T12:53:24.708-05:002024-01-03T12:53:24.708-05:00Mine started 10 years ago and occurred every 6 mon...Mine started 10 years ago and occurred every 6 months. Since having a brain tumor removed last year, they seem to have stopped.Rphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531239235471656717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-89483901208026907782017-06-13T08:58:42.939-04:002017-06-13T08:58:42.939-04:00Mine are a circle of zig-zag colours of the spect...Mine are a circle of zig-zag colours of the spectrum and gradually move out from the centre of my eye. I only have a couple a year. With no other effectsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556932025838422978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2490579420668435212014-02-08T16:14:50.524-05:002014-02-08T16:14:50.524-05:00I've only had this happen to me while I was in...I've only had this happen to me while I was in art school, and was sleeping way too little and drinking way too much coffee. The first time was in my morning painting class, and it really threw me for a loop. I sat down in the courtyard for a hour and it went away slowly. Another weird thing that used to happen to me is called "alice in wonderland syndrome" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome<br /><br />Where your spatial perspective gets all out of whack for a little while. Finnian Beazliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338464006963998024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-21182746293096468382014-02-08T13:35:48.166-05:002014-02-08T13:35:48.166-05:00I get these too, not very often though. But they o...I get these too, not very often though. But they only go away if I lie down and rest for a couple of hours.<br />Mine look more like a zig zag pattern in a semi circle. I find them rather boring as you can't do anything other than wait. No reading or working, possible. At least they go away and there is no pain.dragonladychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388676720313631946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-32713494798488229482014-02-04T23:19:33.454-05:002014-02-04T23:19:33.454-05:00I feel for all of you.
I only got those rarely so...I feel for all of you. <br />I only got those rarely so far and its usually accompanied by nausea. Light becomes problematic too. A few times I spent the whole day with my head against the mattress of my bed and not moving from that spot. It was truly horrible. <br /><br />Those things that you are seeing, I wonder if its part of quantum physics? :D It reminds me of those strings and squiggly rings that scientists keep on describing that are the fabric or foundation of things in existence. K_tigresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435524324162761134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41785784237739496692014-02-04T22:37:21.786-05:002014-02-04T22:37:21.786-05:00This is first I've seen others discuss the sam...This is first I've seen others discuss the same thing that I get every once in a while, too. I call it my Painless migraine test pattern. It spreads out from a spot in shimmering black and white, into a crescent that sometimes lasts 40-45 minutes. I never know what triggers it. zarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652552275524355684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-8132945454654489912014-02-04T21:06:09.070-05:002014-02-04T21:06:09.070-05:00I have these every few months. They are always sh...I have these every few months. They are always shaped like a flattened C, concave side toward the center of vision, and always just on one side of the field of vision. Possibly always on the left. Ever since learning these are visual migraines (to my great relief), I've assumed they were happening in the occipital lobe, but I didn't know about retinal migraines, so I guess next time I'll cross my eyes to see what happens; if it's in the eye, I guess I'll just see one, but if it's in the brain, then two. I've never had a migraine headache, which made this all the more mysterious for many years.<br /><br />Thanks for this post! Your blog really fills a niche, in a big way.Leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377423701419088820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-63691805548272360372014-02-04T19:46:04.256-05:002014-02-04T19:46:04.256-05:00Glad to know it's nothing serious!Glad to know it's nothing serious!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603039741024392402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2444971807277326612014-02-04T18:54:51.996-05:002014-02-04T18:54:51.996-05:00I get these too, maybe two or three times a year. ...I get these too, maybe two or three times a year. They last about 20 minutes. I just sit down and enjoy the show.Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003530955203751138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-85750085213077837462014-02-04T13:13:59.649-05:002014-02-04T13:13:59.649-05:00I get those. My optometrist calls them "scint...I get those. My optometrist calls them "scintillating migraines." Mine are painless, but distracting, but also infrequent. They most often are shaped like a football (or, rather, an eye, LOL) but sometimes a circle. I'm fascinated to see that people have actually made videos to show what they're like!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80224331293341297662014-02-04T11:05:08.142-05:002014-02-04T11:05:08.142-05:00It feels oddly comforting to know that I experienc...It feels oddly comforting to know that I experience the same thing as you do, James :^). I used to be scared that these were the precursors of painful headaches, but that no longer appears to be so - though I think it used to be the case. Like you, I now just go along for the ride, unless I'm driving or reading.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47378270260235726362014-02-04T10:03:07.604-05:002014-02-04T10:03:07.604-05:00Mine is the crystal worm and is usually accompanie...Mine is the crystal worm and is usually accompanied by a half a day headache where nothing gets done. Very rare for me though thankfully.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616075975131350091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-11301514720155902452014-02-04T09:40:27.756-05:002014-02-04T09:40:27.756-05:00I call mine the Technicolor Worm. Someone animated...I call mine the Technicolor Worm. Someone animated it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VJ3mfEBm1s" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Pretty accurate to what I see.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399682913402666873noreply@blogger.com