CBS Defined

A vision-impaired
person of sound mind experiences
phantom images (visions) in
their visual field.

 
National helpline
1300 121 123

"No-one told me I may end up seeing things that aren't really there."

"How can that butterfly be so vivid when I can't even see my daughter's face?"

"I'm legally blind so why am I seeing animals in stunning detail?"

"I didn’t know what was happening to me. Was this the start of dementia?"

"This weird figure appears almost daily but I know it is not real."

Listen to an ABC radio feature on CBS under 'Support', then 'Podcasts'

Listen to an ABC radio feature on CBS under 'Support', then 'Podcasts'

"The squares start at the floorboards and rise like blue lanterns."

Videos

CBS Videos

Click on any of the following links (right) to access videos on CBS.                                                                                   

  • The late Dr. Oliver Sacks provides an intimate and engaging overview of the Charles Bonnet syndrome on TED. Highly recommended.

 

  • You can listen to people living with CBS who describe their personal experiences.                                                                                                                                                                                              
  • Our Patron, Dr Dominic ffytche, gives a lecture at the Macular Disease Society in London, 2012.                                                                                                                                                                             
  • If you have not already done so, please view two short Australian videos available on the home page. The first is produced by Fair Projects who are local film makers dedicated to furthering the causes of organisations devoted to social and environmental justice issues. In the second, permission was generously granted from both Channel 9 and the contestant for the relevant footage to be made publicly accessible. 

Video Links