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Rose-colored Glasses
When you feel a migraine coming on, you probably already reach for your sunglasses to block out excess light. But a new study published in the journal Cephalalgia suggests that individually tailored, precision-tinted glasses may also help prevent migraines triggered by certain visual patterns.
In this study, researchers used a functional MRI machine to examine real-time brain activity for 11 migraine sufferers versus a non-migraine control group. Participants were asked to look at a pattern of high-contrast stripes— a specific visual stimulus known to trigger migraines— through three different pairs of glasses, one of which was precision-tinted. The precision-tinted glasses were customized for each patient to provide the least discomfort and pattern distortion.
Researchers noticed normalization in brain activity for migraineurs who were wearing the glasses. The migraine group also reported about 70 percent less discomfort. According to lead author Jie Huang, PhD, an associate professor of radiology at Michigan State University, up to 42 percent of people who suffer from migraine accompanied by visual aura could benefit from precision-tinted glasses.
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Sunglasses can also help ease migraine pain after the sun goes down. According to a study published last year in the journal Nature Neuroscience, even the dimmest light can make migraine pain worse, so don’ t be so quick to remove your shades in the evening hours.
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