Age range (years) | 30–50 | 8 (17.8) |
51–70 | 9 (20) |
70+ | 27 (60) |
Not given | 1 (2.2) |
Sex | Male | 18 (40) |
Female | 27 (60) |
Principal diagnosis | Macula disease | 19 (42.2) |
Optic neuropathy | 4 (8.9) |
Retinal dystrophy | 6 (13.3) |
Multiple ocular diagnoses (including cataract, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, pathological myopia, microphthalmia) | 10 (22.2) |
Other (one case each of sarcoidosis, enucleation and keratoconus) | 3 (6.7) |
| Not given | 3 (6.7) |
Living arrangement | Alone | 19 (42.2) |
Accompanied | 25 (55.6) |
Not given | 1 (2.2) |
Hallucination characteristics | Geometric shapes | 22 (48.9) |
Patterns with/without colour | 28 (62.2) |
Flashes of light | 22 (48.9) |
Rings or halos | 8 (17.8) |
People or faces | 29 (64.4) |
Animals/fauna | 24 (53.3) |
Plants/flora | 20 (44.4) |
Vehicles | 12 (26.7) |
Other (including prosopometamorphopsia, palinopsia) | 28 (62.2) |