Advanced search
Publication Cover
Neuro-Ophthalmology Volume 41, 2017 - Issue 4
Submit an article Journal homepage
253
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Non-organic Vision Loss in the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts

Kevin M. BroderickOphthalmology Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Thomas B. AblemanOphthalmology Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
,
Eric D. WeberOphthalmology Service, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, USA
,
Robert W. EnzenauerOphthalmology Department, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
,
Harold J. WainDepartment of Psychiatry, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
&
Keith J. WroblewskiOphthalmology Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Pages 175-181 | Received 27 Oct 2016, Accepted 13 Feb 2017, Published online: 30 Mar 2017

References

  • Chen CS, Lee AW, Karagiannis A, Crompton JL, Selva D. Practical clinical approaches to functional visual loss. J Clin Neurosci 2007;14:1–7.
  • Lim SU, Siatkowski, RM, Farris, BK. Functional visual loss in adults and children. Ophthalmology 2005;112:1821–1828.
  • Scott JA, Egan RA. Prevalence of organic neuro-ophthalmologic disease in patients with functional visual loss. Am J Ophthalmol 2003;135:670–675.
  • Keltner JL, May WN, Johnson CA, Post RB. The California syndrome: functional visual complaints with potential economic impact. Ophthalmology 1985;92:427–435.
  • Rada RT, Krill AE, Meyer GG, Armstrong D. Visual conversion reaction in children. II. Follow up. Psychosomatics 1973;14:271–276.
  • Bruce BB, Newman NJ. Functional visual loss. Neurol Clin 2010;28:789–802.
  • Bengtzen R, Woodward M, Lynn MJ, Newman NJ, Biousse Biousse V. The “sunglasses sign” predicts nonorganic visual loss in neuro-ophthalmologic practice. Neurology 2008;70:219–221.
  • Pula J. Functional vision loss. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2012;23:460–465.
  • Zinkernagel SM, Mojon DS. Distance doubling visual acuity test: a reliable test for nonorganic visual loss. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009;247:855–858.
  • Krill AE, Newell FW. The diagnosis of ocular conversion reaction involving visual function. Arch Ophthal 1968;79:254–261.
  • Beatty S. Non-organic visual loss. Postgrad Med J 1999;75:201–207.
  • Enzenauer R, Morris W, O’Donnell TH, Montrey J. Functional Ophthalmic Disorders: Ocular Malingering and Visual Hysteria. New York: Springer; 2014.
  • Sitko KR, Peragallo JH, Bidot S, Biousse V, Newman NJ, Bruce BB. Pitfalls in the use of stereoacuity in the diagnosis of nonorganic visual loss. Ophthalmology 2016;123:198–201.
  • American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. Arlington, VA, American Psyhicatric Association; 2013.
  • Linden SC, Jones E. ‘Shell shock’ revisited: an examination of the case records of the National Hospital in London. Med Hist 2014;58:519–545.
  • Bailey K, Pearson C, Clack J. Non-organic hearing loss in United Kingdom military personnel. J R Nav Med Serv 2014;100:333–336.
  • Hong YH, Mun SK. A case of sudden unilateral sensorineural hearing loss with contralateral psychogenic hearing loss induced by gunshot noise. Mil Med 2011;176:1193–1195.
  • Mattingly EO. Dysfluency in a service member with comorbid diagnoses: a case study. Mil Med 2015;180:e157–e159.
  • Kluxen G. Psychogenic blindness caused by a command to kill. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 1995;45:131–133.
  • Maranhao-Filho P, Silva CE. Hitler’s hysterical blindness: fact or fiction? Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2010;68:826–830.
  • Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC). Malingering and factitious disorders and illnesses, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 1998–2012. MSMR 2013;20:20–24; discussion 23–24.
  • Benjamin JS, Virginia AS, eds. Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry. ed. 10. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007.
  • Lande RG, Williams LB. Prevalence and characteristics of military malingering. Mil Med 2013;178:50–54.
  • Schnellbacher S, O’Mara H. Identifying and managing malingering and factitious disorder in the military. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2016;18:105.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.