DALLAS: Optometrists and ophthalmologists are being urged to broaden their understanding of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), after a major study has backed up how commonly patients with severe vision loss experience it.
With 2565 patients, the study – across the three major eye diseases, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma – was one of the largest of its kind.
Author and Canadian National Institute for the Blind research vice-president, Dr Keith Gordon, said 19% of the vision clinic patients, all aged 40 or older, reported real or surreal hallucinations…