New Vision for a Patient with Diabetes and Retinal Migraines

Retinal migraine is a chronic, disabling headache disorder that strikes sufferers with recurrent, transient episodes of monocular vision loss before the onset of a throbbing headache on the same side as the visual disturbance. The author discusses the experience of a patient with type 2 diabetes perceiving these frightening episodes of transient visual disturbances during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in which stressors and missed meals precipitated and exacerbated these attacks. With an increased understanding of the characteristics of retinal migraines, nurse practitioners can work closely with other health care professionals to provide comprehensive and patient-centered care to these individuals.