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    I am doing research for a woman who is 66 years old she has suffered from migraines her whole life , well 3 weeks ago she got up to use the restroom , and she reached the restroom turned on the light and when she looked at her toilet it looked like a toilet from a doll house she said it was very small , she knew it was right in front of her but it looked so far away , she immediately went to an ophthalmologist who checked her eyes and told her there was nothing wrong other then a few small tears in gelatis layer of both eyes , but he didn't seem to think it was a problem. and he said he had never heard of what she was describing. She then searched else where for an answer She talked to a druggist and she had been taking prednisone , the druggist said that drug was known to cause eye issues . so she decided to wait it out , 2 weeks later i made her go to Er , they admitted her , and did a brain MRI and a Ct scan of her brain , a corroded artery test, full heart test . no blockages or infections . the did find on the cortex of her brain that there was a bluish green color on her scan , none of the doctors had ever seen this before , and the doctors decided it was rare but there was no signs of damage from stroke. so they sent her home and she is going back for another scan in 6 weeks . So as it stands now , she has telescopic vision , for example she was in the store the other day and when she pick up a can and looked at the label she would put them all back , and when asked why she said she was looking for 1 that wasn't dented. all the cans she tries to look at the label on look dented in. She said it gets worse the brighter it is , she can not bear the discomfort the sunlight causes now. she cant drive of course. we really need help identifying this problem , is it in the brain or in the eyes , has anyone out there ever heard of it , the colors are off as well she said, when she looks at her hands they are purple instead of flesh tone , but they are not they just appear that way to her , please help! this seems to have the local professionals stumped and it is drastically affecting her quality of life. Any advice or leads would be welcome.

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    Sorry but we cannot diagnose medical and vision problems for you. This requires an in-person consultation with a qualified professional.

    Are you an eyecare professional?


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    Like Steve said....Are you an eyecare professional? You say she's seen an M.D. but you still feel inclined to help her. You are obviously detail oriented or in the medical field. Dented looking cans could be intermittent astigamatiam. Please, please have her double checked for Diabetes! Nite.

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    You are describing Alice in Wonderland syndrome. It is associated with migraine and a few other conditions.
    Here is a Wikipedia review of the syndrome. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_i...rland_syndrome

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    My stepson had the Alice In Wonderland syndrome for a very short time ONCE. He had all of the tests and nothing ever showed up and it never happened again. He was about 8 at the time. He said everything looked as if he were looking thru binoculars the opposite way.. everything was far away. He is fine today. :)
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    If any optician has heard of it it would be this guy from Scotland.


    http://www.jordanseyes.com/index.htm


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    As the person in Scotland (above) - we see this at times - we address it by as best we can separating the color pathways (only about 90% possible) and finding the gamut (range within color space) in which symptoms stop. From there we factor in ambient lighting to enable target gamut. Then we calculate the optimum filters - it would be very difficult to do this by trial and error - as it is likely that lens transmission tolerances would be small. Symptoms usually stop immediately. Hope this helps

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