GMS Ophthalmology Cases (Feb 2022)

Lose the Nintendo and thou shall be healed! Restoring vision in malingering

  • van Lint, Michel,
  • Kloeck, Dave,
  • van Aken, Elisabeth H.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3205/oc000192
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12
p. Doc05

Abstract

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Non-organic visual loss can be hard to prove or explain to the parents of affected children at times. Here, we describe a simple yet effective approach that may help solve both issues by ensuring that the patient refrains from visual stimuli.

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