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Epilepsy and cycling in the sunshine

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  • Started 9 years ago by skotl
  • Latest reply from Cyclingmollie
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  1. skotl
    Member

    I was commuting the other morning and was zipping downhill with a bunch of trees to my left, and the sun beyond them.

    It was b****y annoying - flashing away in my left periphery vision.

    Then it occurred to me; how do people who suffer from epilepsy cope with rapid flashing of sunlight? Knowing nothing of the affliction, would this kind of scenario affect people with epilepsy? How would you counteract it? Does it mean that you need to recognise a potential strobe situation and slow down to accommodate it?

    I really hope that I haven't offended anyone with this post but I am genuinely interested in the topic.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  2. unhurt
    Member

    Not an epilepsy answer, and definitely anecdata, but there's some sort of continuum between some epilepsy symptoms and migraines, and one migraine-getting friend has said low sun strobing through railings/bridge supports while driving has triggered a migraine.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  3. dougal
    Member

    On medication now so it doesn't cause anything bad to happen any more, but I'm still really nervous around strobe lighting and that does include "light dappling through the trees", construction vehicle spinning amber lights and other everyday road occurrences. It wouldn't surprise me to find it's initiated a seizure in other people.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  4. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    Light at this time of year, especially reflections off puddles, windows and cars can give me migraines like these. I hate wearing dark glasses when cycling but find that they help.

    Posted 9 years ago #

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