Overview
- Retired teacher Mark Bryan, 45, began seeing a recurring image six days after laser surgery on his right retina in August.
- Surgeons inserted an air bubble to aid macular healing, with the hallucinated image shrinking as the bubble reduced.
- An optician later identified Charles Bonnet Syndrome, a visual-only phenomenon that can occur after significant sight loss.
- The visions lasted about ten days, appeared even with his eyes closed, and sometimes overlaid people he saw in public.
- A repeat retinal procedure on September 10 did not bring the hallucinations back, according to Bryan.