When Headache Starts Behind the Eyes
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Key Questions
- What types of headache cause pain behind the eyes?
- How do people experience eye pain related to different types of headache disorders?
- What do people mean when they talk about ocular migraine?
- What are some conditions other than migraine that can cause eye pain?
- What causes blurred vision with migraine?
- What causes teary eyes with migraine?
- How can we tell if pain behind the eye is migraine related?
- What are some eye symptoms that require emergency room care?
- What is a neuro-ophthalmologist?
- Is there a way to specifically treat eye pain related to migraine?
Interview Notes
- Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Headache Society (AHS)
- American Neurological Association
- North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)
Treatments Mentioned
- Acetaminophen
- Anti-inflammatories
- Topiramate (Topamax)
- Tricyclic antidepressants
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Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS
Neuro-Ophthalmologist & Headache Specialist
Dallas, TX
Dr. Deborah Friedman is a neurologist specializing in headache medicine and neuro-ophthalmology in Dallas. She was the founding director of the Headache and Facial Pain Program and Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She is board certified in neurology and headache medicine, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society (AHS), the American Neurological Association, and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS).
She served on the board of directors for the AHS and the Southern Headache Society, as a past president of NANOS, and on the steering committee for the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial. She has published over 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 27 book chapters. Her key interests are intracranial pressure disorders, migraine, and cluster headache.
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