Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2024 Aug;38(12):2253-2256.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-03059-4. Epub 2024 Apr 16.

How do I recognise and manage visual snow syndrome?

Affiliations
Review

How do I recognise and manage visual snow syndrome?

Clare L Fraser. Eye (Lond). 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Visual snow syndrome (VSS) is becoming increasingly recognised by clinicians and self-diagnosed by our patients thanks to online search tools. Previously this phenomenon was overlooked or dismissed leading to increased patient anxiety. Now, however, we need to be careful with that we are not making what would seem to be an easy diagnosis of VSS when actually we are missing any underlying or mimic conditions.

摘要: 由于线上检索工具的发展, 视雪症 (VSS) 正日益被临床医生所认识, 并被患者自我诊断。以前, 这种现象经常被忽视或否认, 导致焦虑的患者增加。然而, 需要小心的是, 我们不能仅仅因为VSS看似简单就轻易进行诊断, 实际上可能忽视了其他潜在的或类似的疾病。.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no competing interests.

References

    1. Fraser CL. Visual snow: updates on pathology. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2023;3:209–17. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Metzler AI, Robertson CE. Visual snow syndrome: proposed criteria, clinical implications, and pathophysiology. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2018;18:52. 10.1007/s11910-018-0854-2 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Kondziella D, Olsen MH, Dreier JP. Prevalence of visual snow syndrome in the UK. Eur J Neurol. 2020;27:764–772. 10.1111/ene.14150 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Lauschke JL, Plant GT, Fraser CL. Visual snow: a thalamocortical dysrhythmia of the visual pathway? J Clin Neurosci. 2016;28:123–7. 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.12.001 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Viana M, Puledda F, Goadsby PJ. Visual snow syndrome: a comparison between an Italian and British population. Eur J Neurol. 2020;27:2099–101. 10.1111/ene.14369 - DOI - PubMed

Supplementary concepts

LinkOut - more resources