Dysmorphopsia

Dysmorphopsia
SpecialtyOphthalmology

Dysmorphopsia, in a broad sense, is a condition in which a person is unable to correctly perceive objects. It is a visual distortion, used to denote a variant of metamorphopsia in which lines appear wavy.[1] These illusions may be restricted to certain visuals areas, or may affect the entire visual field.[2]It has been associated with meningioma tumors[3] and bilateral lateral occipital cortical damage, e.g. after carbon monoxide poisoning or drug abuse.[4]

Etymology

The term dysmorphopsia comes from the Greek words dus (bad), morphè (form) and opsis (seeing).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "dysmorphopsia".
  2. ^ M.D, Orrin Devinsky; M.D, Mark D'Esposito (16 October 2003). Neurology of Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198031482 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Safran, Avinoam B.; Sanda, Nicolae; Sahel, José-Alain (22 March 2018). "A neurological disorder presumably underlies painter Francis Bacon distorted world depiction". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8: 581. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2014.00581. PMC 4148635. PMID 25221491.
  4. ^ Blom, Jan Dirk (8 December 2009). A Dictionary of Hallucinations. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781441912237 – via Google Books.

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