There is growing interest in the Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS). Recent publications report a possible link to brimonidine as a triggering factor1 and donepezil’s usefulness in treating this condition.2 Conventionally, CBS has been linked to aging and low visual acuity. However, it is not always associated with low visual acuity. This is a report on a case of a 71-year-old female patient, follow...

69-year-old man presented to his doctor with complaints of visual hallucinations that first occurred 6 months before presentation. He reported having hallucinations most evenings. He saw the faces of people, odd shapes, animals and a spider, which he had tried to kill. He also reported seeing people that he knew sitting in the armchair next to his night table. The patient had no history of mood...

Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is a disorder in which psychologically normal people, often with vision impairment, experience complex visual hallucinations. The hallucinations are purely visual and do not occur in any other sensory modality, and people with CBS have full insight into the unreal nature of the hallucinations. This report describes the case of a CBS sufferer who experienced a distr...

Charles Bonnet syndrome is a condition characterised by the presence of visual hallucinations in patients having visual impairment most commonly reported in the seventh decade. We describe a case of a 55-year-old lady who had developed retinopathy causing significant visual loss secondary to diabetes mellitus. She had started seeing images of men for the past 2 months which made her feel uncomf...

Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) commonly occurs in older adults with visual impairments, particularly those with age-related macular degeneration. It is characterized by complex visual hallucinations in individuals without mental disorders. The authors explore diagnostic criteria, demographic characteristics, clinical features, theories of pathogenesis, and management options for people who are d...

Charles Bonnet syndrome is an underrecognized disease that involves visual hallucinations in visually impaired patients. We present the cases of three patients who experienced complex visual hallucinations following various pathomechanisms. In two cases, diagnosis showed coexistence of occipital lobe damage with ocular damage, while in the third case it showed occipital lobe damage with retrobu...