Functional vision loss: A diagnosis of exclusion

Optometry

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 523-533

  Villegas, Rex B ^a   Ilsen, Pauline F ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Electroretinogram; Functional disorder; Functional vision loss; Malingering; Medically unexplained illness; Somatoform; Visual evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL DISORDER;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 34548818489     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2007.04.098     Document Type: Article

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