Reversible Charles Bonnet Syndrome After Oculoplastic Procedures

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Title Reversible Charles Bonnet Syndrome After Oculoplastic Procedures
Creator Robert A. Beaulieu, MD; Diana A. Tamboli, MD; Blair K. Armstrong, MD; R. Nick Hogan, MD, PhD; Ronald Mancini, MD, FACS
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Abstract Individuals with Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) typically have severe visual loss and experience visual hallucinations yet have no psychiatric disease. Visual impairment often is due to end-stage glaucoma or macular degeneration. We report 3 cases of CBS in patients who underwent an oculoplastic surgical procedure. One patient experienced binocular visual distortion due to excessive topical ophthalmic ointment, and 2 patients experienced monocular visual impairment from patching. Visual hallucinations resolved once vision returned to baseline. We highlight the possibility of transient CBS in postoperative patients who have temporary iatrogenic vision impairment in one or both eyes.
Subject Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blepharoplasty / adverse effects; Charles Bonnet Syndrome / diagnosis; Charles Bonnet Syndrome / etiology; Humans; Male; Postoperative Complications; Recovery of Function; Vision Disorders / etiology; Vision Disorders / physiopathology; Visual Acuity
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Date 2018-09
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, September 2018, Volume 38, Issue 3
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s6c87b7m
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 1500807
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c87b7m
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