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Age related macular degeneration
Is associated with Charles Bonnet syndrome
BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c1611 (Published 24 March 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c1611
- Gregor Russell, specialist trainee year 6, old age psychiatry
- 1Laureate House, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT
- gregor.russell{at}nhs.net
Chakravarthy and colleagues missed an opportunity to draw attention to the high rates of Charles Bonnet syndrome (up to 40%) that are found in age related macular degeneration that seriously impairs visual acuity.1 2 Charles Bonnet syndrome is the occurrence of complex visual hallucinations, with full …
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