Visual stimuli, light and lighting are common triggers of migraine and headache

Journal of Light and Visual Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-100

  Shepherd, Alex J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flicker; Headache; Migraine; Stripes; Visual discomfort; Visual triggers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149298707     PISSN: 03878805     EISSN: 13498398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2150/jlve.34.94     Document Type: Article

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