The Diagnosis of Ocular Conversion Reaction Involving Visual Function

Visual conversion reaction in children

“…Interestingly, this patient may initially have had a visual conversion reaction causing blurred near vision, and this may have been reinforced by the prescription of bifocals. Colour vision anomalies and accommodative anomalies due to conversion reaction have been reported previously (Krill and Newell, 1968;Parinaud, 1900).…”

Visual conversion reaction in children

“…Interestingly, this patient may initially have had a visual conversion reaction causing blurred near vision, and this may have been reinforced by the prescription of bifocals. Colour vision anomalies and accommodative anomalies due to conversion reaction have been reported previously (Krill and Newell, 1968;Parinaud, 1900).…”

Systematic review of misdiagnosis of conversion symptoms and “hysteria”

“…Seven other studies met some of the eligibility criteria but not others and were excluded: two studies had fewer than ten patients30 31;in two studies patients were still under investigation when they were misdiagnosed32 33; in one study conversion hysteria had been a differential diagnosis only34; in one study most patients were children when they were diagnosed35; and one study had only a four month follow-up period 36…”

Non-organic Vision Loss in the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts

“…[6][7][8][9][10][11] The binocular visual field test proved useful in the evaluation of several of this series' patients complaining of monocular visual field deficits. With a true, organic monocular field loss, the patient's fellow eye will compensate for all or a portion of the defective field from the eye with the complaint on binocular visual field testing.…”

Visual conversion reaction in children

“…Interestingly, this patient may initially have had a visual conversion reaction causing blurred near vision, and this may have been reinforced by the prescription of bifocals. Colour vision anomalies and accommodative anomalies due to conversion reaction have been reported previously (Krill and Newell, 1968;Parinaud, 1900).…”

Systematic review of misdiagnosis of conversion symptoms and “hysteria”

“…Seven other studies met some of the eligibility criteria but not others and were excluded: two studies had fewer than ten patients30 31;in two studies patients were still under investigation when they were misdiagnosed32 33; in one study conversion hysteria had been a differential diagnosis only34; in one study most patients were children when they were diagnosed35; and one study had only a four month follow-up period 36…”

Non-organic Vision Loss in the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts

“…[6][7][8][9][10][11] The binocular visual field test proved useful in the evaluation of several of this series' patients complaining of monocular visual field deficits. With a true, organic monocular field loss, the patient's fellow eye will compensate for all or a portion of the defective field from the eye with the complaint on binocular visual field testing.…”

Visual conversion reaction in children

“…Interestingly, this patient may initially have had a visual conversion reaction causing blurred near vision, and this may have been reinforced by the prescription of bifocals. Colour vision anomalies and accommodative anomalies due to conversion reaction have been reported previously (Krill and Newell, 1968;Parinaud, 1900).…”

Systematic review of misdiagnosis of conversion symptoms and “hysteria”

“…Seven other studies met some of the eligibility criteria but not others and were excluded: two studies had fewer than ten patients30 31;in two studies patients were still under investigation when they were misdiagnosed32 33; in one study conversion hysteria had been a differential diagnosis only34; in one study most patients were children when they were diagnosed35; and one study had only a four month follow-up period 36…”

Non-organic Vision Loss in the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts

“…[6][7][8][9][10][11] The binocular visual field test proved useful in the evaluation of several of this series' patients complaining of monocular visual field deficits. With a true, organic monocular field loss, the patient's fellow eye will compensate for all or a portion of the defective field from the eye with the complaint on binocular visual field testing.…”