A Simple Guide to Charles Bonnet Syndrome, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

This book describes Charles Bonnet Syndrome (Visual Release Hallucinations), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases Charles Bonnet Syndrome is a not well known disorder and often misdiagnosed for other illnesses. Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is a disorder in which a person with partial or complete vision loss (partial or total blindness) develops complex visual hallucinations. The complex hallucinations linked with Charles Bonnet Syndrome normally comprise small animated (cartoon) images or faces. CBS or Visual Release Hallucinations is relatively frequent among the visually-impaired The affected patients are normally aware that the hallucinations are not real. The frequency of visual hallucinations differs from one person to another. Some may feel the hallucinations intermittently while others feel them daily or continuously. These hallucinations are occasionally called ‘phantom images’ or ‘phantom vision’. These phantom images correlate to a person’s usual visual experience. The hallucinations patients with CBS feel can be portrayed as simple or complex. Simple hallucinations comprise shapes and patterns while complex hallucinations comprise images of people, vehicles, animals, and plants. Hallucination episodes can vary from a few seconds to hours and may repeatedly happen over the course of several days to years. Most people who have Charles Bonnet syndrome have very poor vision but the Charles Bonnet syndrome can also affect people who have only a slight loss of vision or even normal vision. The most common risk factors for developing Charles Bonnet Syndrome cause either central or peripheral vision loss: Age-related macular degeneration Glaucoma Cataracts Diabetic retinopathy Retinitis pigmentosa Optic neuritis Retinal vascular occlusion Stroke Doctors…