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16791777

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
From a neuro-ophthalmologic standpoint, five areas may be affected by psychogenic disease: (1) vision, including visual acuity and visual field; (2) ocular motility and alignment; (3) pupillary size and reactivity; (4) eyelid position and function; and (5) corneal and facial sensation. The physician faced with a patient complaining of decreased vision or some other disturbance related to the afferent or efferent visual systems for which there is no apparent biologic explanation has three responsibilities. First, the physician must ascertain that an organic disorder is not present. Second, the physician should induce the patient to see or do something that would not be possible if the condition were organic in nature. Finally, the physician should attempt to determine whether the patient has an underlying psychiatric disease or is experiencing psychosocial stress. In this article, manifestations of psychogenic disease as they pertain to vision are considered, and, where appropriate, the various methods used to diagnose and treat these phenomena are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0271-8235
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
310-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of psychogenic disease.
pubmed:affiliation
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review