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. 2014 Jul-Aug;111(4):283–288.

Table 2.

Case Summaries

Case Typical Symptoms Duration Concurrent oral meds Eye drops Rated symptom relief with eye drops (1–10) Side effects
61 y/o female Visual aura, right sided pain, nausea 1 – 2 days Ibuprofen Levobunolol 0.5% both eyes 10 none
66 y/o female Unilateral headache, light, sound, and smell sensitivity 1 – 3 days Topiramate and nadolol daily Timolol 0.5% both eyes 10 none
38 y/o female Right-sided headache, nausea, vomiting, light and sound sensitivity, confused mentation 24 hrs or more Occasional analgesics Timolol 0.25% one eye 8 Shortness of breath if drops in both eyes
61 y/o female Visual aura, unilateral headache, nausea, light and sound sensitivity 24 hrs or more Ibuprofen Timolol 0.5% both eyes 9.5 none
63 y/o female Unilateral headache, nausea, vomiting, sound sensitivity Unknown Duloxetine, topiramate Levobunolol 0.5% both eyes 8 – 10 none
57 y/o female Visual aura, unilateral headache, nausea, photophobia, confused mentation 4 – 6 hrs or more none Timolol 0.5% one or two drops sublingual 10 none
76 yo female Visual aura, unilateral radiating headache, nausea, vomiting, garbled speech 24 – 72 hrs None Timolol 0.5% both eyes 10 none