American Orthoptic Journal

Am Orthopt J   47:197-199  (1997).

Visual Perseverance-Palinopsia: A Type of Binocular Problem

Larisa Heiser, C.O., Sara Shippman, C.O., Kenneth Cohen, M.D.

Palinopsia is a form of a visual perseverance. The main presentation to the patient is an awareness of two separate images. Since this can appear like a diplopia, we reviewed the findings and causes of palinopsia, also its similarities and differences from diplopia or other visual perseverance.

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