Open AccessScreening for Charles Bonnet syndrome: Should the definition be reconsidered?
Author(s) -
PremNandhini Satgunam,
Rebecca Sumalini,
Gayathri Chittapu,
Gunasree Pamarthi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1533_18
Subject(s) - charles bonnet syndrome , medicine , visual hallucination , visual acuity , visual impairment , audiology , cognitive impairment , cognition , visual field , pediatrics , psychiatry , ophthalmology
Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is a condition in which individuals with visual impairment (VI) and with no cognitive deficits experience visual hallucinations, typically with no other sensory hallucinations. Although few isolated case reports of CBS from India have been published, the prevalence for CBS in India is largely unknown. The primary aim of this study was to estimate CBS prevalence in patients with vision impairment visiting a tertiary eye care center.