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Visual illusions associated with previous drug abuse.

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  • 1Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.

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|June 1, 1990
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Patients experienced persistent visual illusions like shimmering and movement after using hallucinogens or marijuana. These drug-induced visual disturbances occurred despite long periods of abstinence and no neurological or ophthalmologic disease.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuro-ophthalmology
  • Psychopharmacology

Background:

  • Hallucinogen and marijuana use can lead to persistent perceptual disturbances.
  • Visual illusions are sometimes reported following substance use.