CBS Defined

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

 
National helpline
1300 121 123

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

"How can that butterfly be so vivid when I can't even see my daughter's face?"

"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."

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

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

Honeycomb

 

A cataract-type experience: honeycomb CBS image superimposed onto blurry perception of a boy.

 

Purple Flowers

Brickwork Effect

Honeycomb

Cobweb

Unicorn in Bus

Wall of Blue Squares

Romans

Flamboyant Figures

Bygone Era

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