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Schizophrenia and your eyes
Schizophrenia and your eyes
September 05, 2023
By Shannon Belden; reviewed by Sonia Kelley, OD, M
Schizophrenia and your eyes
Visual impairment likely isn’t the first thing people think of when they think of schizophrenia. However, schizophrenia and the medications prescribed for it often impact visual processing. Patients may experience visual hallucinations, involuntary eye movements and other visual symptoms.
Scientists are still unsure how many of these symptoms start in the eyes and how many start in the brain.