Color and spatial frequency are related to visual pattern sensitivity in migraine.

Objective: To assess the potential for particular colors to alleviate visual discomfort when people with migraine view repetitive geometric or striped patterns.

Background: Visual stimuli, such as flicker, glare, or stripes, can trigger migraine and headache. They can also elicit feelings of discomfort and aversion.

Motion processing deficits in migraine are related to contrast sensitivity.

Background: There are conflicting reports concerning the ability of people with migraine to detect and discriminate visual motion. Previous studies used different displays and none adequately assessed other parameters that could affect performance, such as those that could indicate precortical dysfunction.

Methods: Motion-direction detection, discrimination and relative motion thresholds were compared from participants with and without migraine.