Visual hallucinations immediately after macular photocoagulation.
Am J Ophthalmol
; 129(6): 815-6, 2000 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-10927001
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the incidence of visual hallucinations after macular photocoagulation for choroidal neovascularization.METHODS:
After macular photocoagulation for choroidal neovascularization, 60 consecutive patients were asked to respond to an orally administered questionnaire.RESULTS:
Twenty-seven patients (45%) described photopsias, flashing lights of various colors. Ten additional patients (16.6%) also described structured hallucinations, including known or unknown faces, flowers, and geometric patterns, which occurred hours or a few days after photocoagulation. Patients with structured hallucinations were older (P =.04) and more often had subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (P =.005) and severe macular disease in both eyes or at least in the treated eye (P =.01).CONCLUSIONS:
Visual hallucinations appear to be a frequent, albeit unrecognized, side effect of macular photocoagulation of choroidal neovascularization. The provision of proper information to patients may avoid concern about a psychiatric origin of their hallucinations.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fotocoagulação a Laser
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Neovascularização de Coroide
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Alucinações
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Macula Lutea
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Ophthalmol
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França