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<p>Nick -</p>
<p>I don't know about this syndrome by name (Charles Bonnet), but am
familiar with "sundowner's syndrome", having "walked two old men
to their graves over a decade (each) with Alzheimer's" and
observing their agitation (better and/or worse) as the quality of
light shifts just before/after sundown. I am also acutely aware,
myself, of the experience of twilight reducing visual acuity to
the point that I am irritated and mildly confused because I think
I *should* be able to distinguish various things (writing,
diagrams, threaded fasteners, etc.) and I am unable to. <br>
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<p> I have known people who had slow developing cataracts who felt a
profound loss of cognitive ability from the creeping loss of
vision which they didn't appreciate until they had cataract
surgery and the majority of the loss (vison and by correlation
their sense of cognitive inhibition?)</p>
<p>I am, for one, waiting with bated brethe to know if you are in
fact suffering/recovering from something and whether you have
reason to believe (up to and including testing) it to be the "evil
COVID"! And again, by correlation, if there is anything anyone
here can do to help (except maybe not write you long missives and
expect you to read and respond?)</p>
<p>- Steve<br>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Do you know about Charles Barret
syndrome [<i>Quod Googlet</i>}. It is caused by declining
vision but can become dramatic when we spend a lot time in
dimly lit rooms. Gives a new angle on what we mean by
exerience<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Nicholas Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Emeritus Professor of Ethology and
Psychology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Clark University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ThompNickSon2@gmail.com">ThompNickSon2@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">> Thanks, frank Perhaps feeling
better today. The effect of the disease are increasingly
psychological. I just don't uuant to talk to anybody. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">thanks for checking in with "proof of
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<p class="MsoPlainText">know that we are all
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smooth recovery and perhaps some meaningful fever-dreams while
you are at it. <o:p></o:p></p>
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