When your migraine is at its worst, spare a thought for “the girl with kaleidoscope eyes” and you won’t feel so bad.
Danielle Burton, aged 19, can only see the world as if she is viewing it through a kaleidoscope. (Picture on the website below).
She had perfect vision until a week after her 19th birthday when she lost her normal vision and now only sees a fuzzy “snow” of colour – permanently. Over the last 6 months she has only had ONE hour of normal vision.
A hospital scan found no problem with her eyes, but finally, in January, a doctor suggested that she was suffering from a rare condition known as Persistent Migraine Aura or (PMA). There are only 20 other people known to suffer from this condition in which a nerve in the brain is stuck in a constant “migraine” state.
The cruellest blow of all was when she lost her sight again after that one hour of normal vision when she was able to truly appreciate everything she had been missing, only to have it snatched away again.
Danielle is taking special medication in the hope of finding relief and I’m sure migraine sufferers everywhere will send their prayers and good wishes for her relief.
If anyone hears any further updates, please post as a comment below.
Source acknowledged with thanks: Daily Mail, March 29th 2010
