Jul 3rd 2020
Posted by Accuspire
Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Diagnosis, Symptoms And Causes
This condition occurs some people lose their vision, little or completely. Because of this condition people have visual hallucinations.
Causes of Charles Bonnet Syndrome:
The retina present in our eyes is a light sensitive tissue which is responsible for a healthy vision. Retina converts the light rays entering into our eyes into visual signals and these signals are then sent to the brain. Diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age related macular degeneration are some of the disease which affects the eye. Because of these diseases visual processing does not work properly and the brain is not able to process the signals. As a result the brain recalls stored images. This is why people have visual hallucination because of Charles bonnet syndrome.
Symptoms of Charles Bonnet Syndrome:
Visual hallucination is the main symptoms associated with this disease. This happens right after a person is woken up from bed. There is variation in images in different people. Some of them are people, insects or animals, imaginary creatures, landscapes, waterfalls, mountains, geometrical shapes, lines or dots etc.
The duration of Hallucination may differ from person to person, ranging from seconds to hours. The images seen may remain static or move and it can appear in black and white or colorful.
Diagnosis of Charles Bonnet Syndrome:
The medical history of a person is checked by the doctor. They will also try to find out the source of visual hallucination. It may include schizophernia, which is a mental problem and other neurological conditions like a Parkinson's disease or dementia.
Consult your doctor immediately if you think that you are suffering from visual hallucinations and vision loss.
