Visual Snow: A Case Series from Israel

Our aim was to examine the symptoms and clinical characteristics of visual snow in a group of 6 patients from a Department of Ophthalmology and a Department of Neurology. Visual snow is now recognized as a true physiological disorder. Previously, physicians unaware of this syndrome may have misinter...

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Main Authors: Eran Berkowitz, Yaron River, Kathleen Digre, Beatrice Tiosano, Anat Kesler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/508602
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Yaron River
Kathleen Digre
Beatrice Tiosano
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description Our aim was to examine the symptoms and clinical characteristics of visual snow in a group of 6 patients from a Department of Ophthalmology and a Department of Neurology. Visual snow is now recognized as a true physiological disorder. Previously, physicians unaware of this syndrome may have misinterpreted its symptoms as a persistent visual aura. By promoting awareness of this syndrome, greater quantitative and qualitative research may expand our understanding and treatment of this disorder.
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spellingShingle Eran Berkowitz
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Visual Snow: A Case Series from Israel
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palinopsia
photophobia
nyctalopia
title Visual Snow: A Case Series from Israel
title_full Visual Snow: A Case Series from Israel
title_fullStr Visual Snow: A Case Series from Israel
title_full_unstemmed Visual Snow: A Case Series from Israel
title_short Visual Snow: A Case Series from Israel
title_sort visual snow a case series from israel
topic visual snow
palinopsia
photophobia
nyctalopia
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