{"id":9166,"date":"2020-12-20T13:09:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T13:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=9166"},"modified":"2021-07-22T08:08:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T08:08:38","slug":"kaleidoscope-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/neuro-optometry\/vision-and-brain-injuries\/traumatic-brain-injury-and-neuro-optometry\/kaleidoscope-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaleidoscope Vision\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>What is kaleidoscope vision?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Kaleidoscope vision occurs when multi-colored visual images are experienced with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/neuro-optometry\/headaches-and-migraines\/\">headache, migraine,<\/a> stroke or brain injury.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In many cases, kaleidoscope vision will actually precede a headache or migraine and warn of its oncoming development.<\/p>\n<p>Kaleidoscope vision can affect one or both eyes and cause you 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