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A selection of newspaper and other articles

Opening the Door (theophthalmologist.com)

Theater of the Mind (theophthalmologist.com)

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: so much more than just a side effect of sight loss – Judith Potts, 2019 (sagepub.com)

‘I looked up and saw a tiger in my doorway. I thought I had dementia’ The condition that creates terrifying hallucinatons | Yorkshire Post

How Eye Health Week helped us raise awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (telegraph.co.uk)

The terrifying reality of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (telegraph.co.uk)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/the-terrifying-reality-of-charles-bonnet-syndrome/

https://ilcuk.org.uk/a-call-to-the-nhs-to-raise-awareness-of-the-visual-hallucinations-caused-by-sight-loss-charles-bonnet-syndrome/

A call to the NHS to raise awareness of the visual hallucinations caused by sight loss – Charles Bonnet Syndrome – ILCUK

https://www.eyenews.uk.com/contributors/person/judith-potts

London Vision – Finding solidarity and support through Esme’s Friends – Esme’s Umbrella (charlesbonnetsyndrome.uk)

Study reveals increase in Charles Bonnet Syndrome symptoms due to COVID-19 | Eye News

‘Disturbing’ hallucinations increase during lockdown for blind people – BBC News

Blind People Experiencing Terrifying Hallucinations On The Rise During Lockdown (forbes.com)

https://thecareruk.com/out-of-sight-but-not-out-of-mind-to-raise-awareness-of-charles-bonnet-syndrome/

‘Sometimes the whole room morphs into a different place’ | BPS

National Eye Health Week: In the spotlight – Charles Bonnet Syndrome, by Judith Potts. – LOOK – Supporting Visually Impaired Young People to Thrive (look-uk.org)

Charles Bonnet Syndrome emerges from the shadows | Eye News

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: The Eye Condition That Causes Hallucinations – East London Vision (wordpress.com)

https://blindbutsound.co.uk/esmes-umbrella-and-me/

Think sight loss, think Charles Bonnet syndrome (ucl.ac.uk)

This much I’ve learnt: Judith Potts – Royal Society of …

https://www.rsm.ac.uk/latest-news/2023/this-much-i-ve-learnt-judith-potts

https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/91/5/512

https://bjo.bmj.com/content/98/9/1236

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181850/

 https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000670

https://bjo.bmj.com/content/early/2020/09/15/bjophthalmol-2020-317237 

 

WEBINARS AND PODCASTS

Thomas Pocklington Trust Webinar

Royal Society of Medicine Webinar

Medicine and Me: Living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome (rsm.ac.uk)

Bloomsbury Festival Podcast – Esme’s Umbrella (charlesbonnetsyndrome.uk)

Judith Potts from Esme’s Umbrella on Charles Bonnet Syndrome. – YouTube

Eye Care and You: Charles Bonnet Syndrome with Judith Potts – YouTube

www.kdnk.org – Nick Isenberg – Podcasts about Charles Bonnet Syndrome from the USA.