Associations between Age-Related Eye Diseases and Charles Bonnet Syndrome in Participants of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2: Report Number 26

Jimmy T Le; David Peprah; Elvira Agrón; Tiarnan D L Keenan; Traci E Clemons; Emily Y Chew; Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Research Group

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.08.012

Associations between Age-Related Eye Diseases and Charles Bonnet Syndrome in Participants of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2: Report Number 26

Ophthalmology. 2022 Feb;129(2):233-235. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.08.012. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

Authors

Jimmy T Le¹, David Peprah², Elvira Agrón², Tiarnan D L Keenan², Traci E Clemons³, Emily Y Chew²; Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Research Group⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: jimmy.le@nih.gov.
² Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
³ Emmes Corporation, Rockville, Maryland.
⁴ Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Research Group.

Abstract

Eyecare professionals should be aware of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), a phenomenon involving visual hallucinations in people with visual impairments. We examined prevalence of CBS among AREDS2 participants and its associations with age-related eye diseases.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cataract Extraction*
Charles Bonnet Syndrome / etiology*
Charles Bonnet Syndrome / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Macular Degeneration / complications*
Macular Degeneration / physiopathology
Male
Visual Acuity / physiology

Grants and funding

Z99 EY999999/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States