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Dissociative blindness

MedGen UID:
67460
•Concept ID:
C0221473
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Blindness, Hysterical; Hysterical Blindness
SNOMED CT: Dissociative blindness (88902008)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Glaucoma in Adults-Screening, Diagnosis, and Management: A Review.
Stein JD, Khawaja AP, Weizer JS
JAMA 2021 Jan 12;325(2):164-174. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.21899. PMID: 33433580
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Stahl A
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2020 Jul 20;117(29-30):513-520. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0513. PMID: 33087239Free PMC Article
Diabetic retinopathy: Early diagnosis and effective treatment.
Kollias AN, Ulbig MW
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010 Feb;107(5):75-83; quiz 84. Epub 2010 Feb 5 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0075. PMID: 20186318Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Cataracts.
Cicinelli MV, Buchan JC, Nicholson M, Varadaraj V, Khanna RC
Lancet 2023 Feb 4;401(10374):377-389. Epub 2022 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01839-6. PMID: 36565712
Regenerative and restorative medicine for eye disease.
Van Gelder RN, Chiang MF, Dyer MA, Greenwell TN, Levin LA, Wong RO, Svendsen CN
Nat Med 2022 Jun;28(6):1149-1156. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01862-8. PMID: 35715505Free PMC Article
Cataract.
Lam D, Rao SK, Ratra V, Liu Y, Mitchell P, King J, Tassignon MJ, Jonas J, Pang CP, Chang DF
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2015 Jun 11;1:15014. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2015.14. PMID: 27188414
Glaucoma medications.
Chae B, Cakiner-Egilmez T, Desai M
Insight 2013 Winter;38(1):5-9; quiz 10. PMID: 23505792
Trachoma.
Wright HR, Turner A, Taylor HR
Lancet 2008 Jun 7;371(9628):1945-54. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60836-3. PMID: 18539226

Prognosis

Definition: Blindsight.
Danckert J, Tamietto M, Rossetti Y
Cortex 2019 Oct;119:569-570. Epub 2019 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.01.027. PMID: 30808548
Perioperative Vision Loss after Non-Ocular Surgery.
Chwalisz B, Gilbert AL, Gittinger JW Jr
Semin Ophthalmol 2018;33(1):17-22. Epub 2017 Sep 7 doi: 10.1080/08820538.2017.1353807. PMID: 28881162
Angle-closure glaucoma.
Patel K, Patel S
Dis Mon 2014 Jun;60(6):254-62. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2014.03.005. PMID: 24906670
Cataract.
Allen D
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Aug 14;2008 PMID: 19445812Free PMC Article
Diabetes-related eye disorders.
Sanders RJ, Wilson MR
J Natl Med Assoc 1993 Feb;85(2):104-8. PMID: 8441184Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Evaluation of the Observational Associations and Shared Genetics Between Glaucoma With Depression and Anxiety.
Zhang X, Liang Y, Huang Y, Liu S, Li Q, Wang S, Wu G, Du Z, Wang Y, Wang J, Hu Y, Zang S, Hu Y, Shang X, Zhang X, Zhang L, Brown A, Zhu Z, He M, Yu H
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2024 Mar 5;65(3):12. doi: 10.1167/iovs.65.3.12. PMID: 38466289Free PMC Article
Diversity in Polygenic Risk of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.
Cooke Bailey JN, Funk KL, Cruz LA, Waksmunski AR, Kinzy TG, Wiggs JL, Hauser MA
Genes (Basel) 2022 Dec 30;14(1) doi: 10.3390/genes14010111. PMID: 36672852Free PMC Article
Pediatric cataract.
Khokhar SK, Pillay G, Dhull C, Agarwal E, Mahabir M, Aggarwal P
Indian J Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;65(12):1340-1349. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1023_17. PMID: 29208814Free PMC Article
Echolocation in humans: an overview.
Thaler L, Goodale MA
Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci 2016 Nov;7(6):382-393. Epub 2016 Aug 19 doi: 10.1002/wcs.1408. PMID: 27538733
Concerning mind.
Fisher CM
Can J Neurol Sci 1993 Aug;20(3):247-53. doi: 10.1017/s0317167100048034. PMID: 8221393

Recent systematic reviews

Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Glob Health 2021 Feb;9(2):e130-e143. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30425-3. PMID: 33275950Free PMC Article
Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Glob Health 2021 Feb;9(2):e144-e160. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30489-7. PMID: 33275949Free PMC Article
Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment 1990-2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Flaxman SR, Bourne RRA, Resnikoff S, Ackland P, Braithwaite T, Cicinelli MV, Das A, Jonas JB, Keeffe J, Kempen JH, Leasher J, Limburg H, Naidoo K, Pesudovs K, Silvester A, Stevens GA, Tahhan N, Wong TY, Taylor HR; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Glob Health 2017 Dec;5(12):e1221-e1234. Epub 2017 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30393-5. PMID: 29032195
Global prevalence of glaucoma and projections of glaucoma burden through 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tham YC, Li X, Wong TY, Quigley HA, Aung T, Cheng CY
Ophthalmology 2014 Nov;121(11):2081-90. Epub 2014 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.05.013. PMID: 24974815
Global estimates of visual impairment: 2010.
Pascolini D, Mariotti SP
Br J Ophthalmol 2012 May;96(5):614-8. Epub 2011 Dec 1 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300539. PMID: 22133988

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