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Public Event to Illuminate Charles Bonnet Syndrome Insights

3/8/2026

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Alex Patterson and Elaine Orwin, from Northern Ireland, experience Charles Bonnet Syndrome, a vision loss-related condition that affects around one million adults in the UK.
Patterson has seen a tiger on Royal Avenue and insects on food.
Orwin has visions of dark clouds.
A Stormont event will educate the public and healthcare professionals about Charles Bonnet Syndrome, which Professor Tunde Peto notes remains undiagnosed in many patients.

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Story summary

Alex Patterson and Elaine Orwin, from Northern Ireland, experience Charles Bonnet Syndrome, a vision loss-related condition that affects around one million adults in the UK.
Patterson has seen a tiger on Royal Avenue and insects on food.
Orwin has visions of dark clouds.
A Stormont event will educate the public and healthcare professionals about Charles Bonnet Syndrome, which Professor Tunde Peto notes remains undiagnosed in many patients.