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The Blind Photographer, Observations on the Bewildering Nature of Feigned Vision Loss

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2013, Volume 33, Issue 4
Date 2013-12
Language eng
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Publication Type Journal Article
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
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Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 227537
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c282jn

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Title The Blind Photographer, Observations on the Bewildering Nature of Feigned Vision Loss
Creator Margo, Curtis E; Harman, Lynn E; Drucker, Mitchell
Affiliation Departments of Ophthalmology (CEM, LEH, MD) and Pathology and Cell Biology (CEM), Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Abstract The diagnosis of feigned vision loss in adults taxes the doctor-patient relationship because the relationship should be based on trust, honesty, and the mutual desire to improve the medical condition. Even under ideal circumstances, physicians rarely have a complete understanding of the factors that lead patients to simulate disease they do not have. We describe the historical figure of John Howard Griffin (1920-1980) who likely perpetuated feigned vision loss for a decade. His writings provide a unique perspective on motivation (or inspiration) behind factitious disease.
Subject Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Autobiography as Topic; Blindness; History, 20th Century; Humans; Male; Observation; Physicians
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Format application/pdf
Publication Type Journal Article
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
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 227514
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c282jn/227514
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