Did or does the article below influence the OD's opinions on here? If so,
how?
Thanks
The visual changes in MPD illustrate the fact that many conditions of the
eye that are conventionally conceived to be permanent conditions are merely
functional disorders. Optometrists Birnbaum and Thomann cite several
observations and studies and conclude:
Among the most intriguing characteristics of MPD patients are the
physiologic differences demonstrated in different personality states.
Differences in ocular visual status in alter personality states have been
reported with respect to visual acuity, manifest refration, pupil size,
corneal curvature, intraocular pressure, binocular alignment, visual
fields, and color vision. The most dramatic findings include the existence
of personality-specific strabismus, and in the case reported in this paper,
personality -specific hemianopsia and refractive differences in alter
personalities of suffient magnitude to require the use of different glasses.
...
The existence of personality-specific physiologic differences, including
differences in visual and ocular status, offers a unique and intriguing
potential for better understanding of the manner in which personality and
mental state may influence physiology and be factors in vision disorder and
disease.
Birnbaum, Martin, O.D. and Kelly Thomann, O.D. "Visual function in multiple
personality disorder." Journal of the American Optometric Association. 67(6)
: 327-34. June 1996.
andrewedwardjudd@hotmail.com - 01 Apr 2005 00:03 GMT
> Did or does the article below influence the OD's opinions on here? If so,
> how?
This article is 8 years old. So an answer has already been given.
>>The most dramatic findings include the existence
of personality-specific strabismus
I reported observing this here personally in a woman i know very well
who does not have a known psychiatric condition but can be prone to
behave in a childlike manner when stressed and when her right eye
points very noticably inwards while she uses her eyes for none near
point viewing at around the 10 foot mark. This kind of personality
change is common for many people.
MPD is not the modern name for this condition. Instead, since we only
have one underlying personality an alter personality has to be a
Dissociation from the fundamental personality. Hence the modern term
Dissociative Identity disorder.
We probably all suffer temporarily from DID at various points in our
working week.
DID appears to be commonly observed in OD's who believe that DID does
not create changes in refraction and who believe that research supports
the idea that myopia is genetic. During these episodes the OD
exhibits an aggressive eye bulging salivating personality where all
reason and common sense is unable to bring about a calming of their
mental state. Studies of OD's are being conducted via the internet to
see if this behaviour can be used to determine refraction.
Andrew
Jamie M - 01 Apr 2005 00:35 GMT