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A vision-impaired
person of sound mind experiences
phantom images (visions) in
their visual field.

 
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"No-one in eye health told me I may end up seeing things that aren't really there."

"Can't see my daughter's face so how can that butterfly be so large and vivid?"

"I'm legally blind so why am I seeing animals in stunning detail?"

"I didn’t know what was happening to me. Was this the start of dementia?"

"This weird figure appears almost daily but I know it is not real."

Listen to an ABC radio feature on CBS under 'Support', then 'Podcasts'

Listen to an ABC radio feature on CBS under 'Support', then 'Podcasts'

"The squares start at the floorboards and rise like blue lanterns."

Podcasts

 
"Seeing when you're blind" 

The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) aired a program specifically on Charles Bonnet syndrome in August 2020 on Radio National's program, All in the Mind. Under the title Seeing when you're blind, the podcast of this radio program can be accessed here.