Psychogenic medicine: Non-organic visual loss
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Psychogenic medicine Non-organic visual loss
Visual complaints without a physical basis are not uncommon presentations to the general physician , the neurologist, or the ophthalmologist. These alleged visual disturbances may be psy-chogenic or feigned. The diagnosis is made when all possible contributory pathology of the visual system is excluded, and reassurance remains the cornerstone of management. Visual complaints without evidence of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.882.201