Visual Hallucinations - Charles Bonnet Syndrome

[wick5449]

Thank god for this post. It has given my mother some peace of mind. She has Macular Degeneration and has been seeing visions for sometime. I believe she was misdiagnosed as everything this lovely lady says has happened to Mom. Not the same visions exactly, but similar in nature. She is glad she is not alone. I will run this by the doc to see what he has to say, but feel this might very well be it. Thank you for posting.

[BostonJeterFan]

The biggest problem for her is that she is extremely stubborn and in addition to being nearly blind she is also very hard or hearing so it is next to impossible to comunicate with her. The other problem is that because she is almost blind when she wakes up from (what we think are her dreams) she cannot seperate what is just a dream and what is reality. However, that is not to say that all of these incidents happen when she is in bed because they also tend to happen during the day as well.

[BostonJeterFan]

My grandmother appears to have this syndrome however the only difference is that she DOES NOT seem to know that what she is seeing is NOT real! She could just be having what they call TIAs (mini strokes) but I have never read any where that hallucinations as a symptom of TIAs or strokes. My impression of my grandmother is that if she sees it, it must be real. But, she DOES "come out of it" eventually so perhaps it is something else entirely?

[OzFelix53]

My Mum has just been diagnosed with CBS - and thank goodness the GP was aware from the start what this illness was. This posting has helped us understand emotionally and very speedily what is a very big problem for her. Despite some of the unfortunate silliness posted on YouTube this is an example of how life affirming this technology can be. Thank you very much.

[saffronasha]

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[georginacunliffe]

I am a domicillary dispensing optician and encountered my first case of Charles Bonnet today. Have been reading papers online for HOURS and this has been very helpful in increasing my understanding. Thank you.

[KonChul]

is there any treatment for this condition?

[rogerpenna]

my grandmother suffered from it last night for the 1st while visiting us. We got quite scared, as she has glaucoma but she was seeing a sunlike glare, and then there was a brickwall standing in front of her.

late at night we discovered about Charles Bonnet, and told my grandmother. She was quite relieved when she heard about it, and ONLY THEN told us about other allucinations she had... she saw small children with pacifiers, sitting in her bed.

[ainz12]

Thank you for posting this. last year my Gran started having hallucinations, she was terrified! She was seeing all sorts of things from the walls and ceiling being covered in bright patterns, to dogs growling in her face, victorian woman with snakes slithering into their mouths, the list goes on. she thought she was "going mad". thankfuly CBS was diagnosed. It must have been so frightening for her as she is widowed & lives alone.

There needs to be more awareness raised of this condition!

[mostar1]

why is that horror?

[obinrobin31]

Thank you for uploading this!!

Listening to a patient's own experience is so much different from reading about this from lecture slides..the reading materials that I have about this syndrome merely categorises the visual halluciations as either 'simple' or 'complex' visions experienced by 'psychological normal' patients. O__O;;

BUT..Watching this video intrigues me..I really cant imagine what she had gone through..thanks again for the upload!

[teamuggy]

I will definitely share this. In fact, I already have! I have described the condition in a piece of written work I did. Interestingly, my mother was a social worker for the blind during the 1970s, and they had not heard of the condition then. I first heard about it during a patient review meeting on my 1st hospital placement a few weeks ago. So at least it shows awareness is growing! All the very best to you.

[teamuggy]

This is a superb video. I am a student nurse and I am very glad I have found out about this condition. Thank you.

[cathyyelf]

Thanks - glad you found it useful - we want as many people like you to see it so please pass it on to your fellow students and tutors! Thanks and best wishes.