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CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME RESEARCH 2015-2023

Funding sourced or co-funded by Esme’s Umbrella

(Charity number 1197087)

The world’s first Charles Bonnet Syndrome research was led by Professor Dominic ffytche at King’s College London. This produced the SHAPED report – https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/91/5/512

Think Sight Loss Think Charles Bonnet Syndrome 2019

https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10088653/1/2515841419895909.pdf 

An overview of psychological and social factors in CBS

https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/27181/

Trans-cranial direct current stimulation

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Visual Hallucinations in Charles Bonnet Syndrome: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial – PubMed (nih.gov)

CBS proved in children and young adults

https://bjo.bmj.com/content/early/2020/09/15/bjophthalmol-2020-317237 published 16th September 2020.

Stress and Isolation exacerbate Charles Bonnet Syndrome

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