Observational cohort study of 100 patients presenting with functional visual loss: clinical characteristics and comparison with other functional neurologic disorders

CONCLUSIONS: Our population of functional visual loss subjects shares many similarities with the majority of patients with other functional neurologic disorders. They are generally young and female and have a greater than expected rate of psychiatric, medical, and coexisting ocular conditions. We found increased rates of precipitating stressors, clinical depression, and organic eye problems in subjects with functional visual loss.PMID:38580217 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcjo.2024.02.018

Source: Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology - April 5, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Mitchell Lawlor Brandon Huynh Kate Humphreys Lola Ogunbowale Michael D Kopelman Gordon Terence Plant Source Type: research