Visual Disturbances
Abnormal visual perceptions — including blurred vision, double vision, floaters, flashes of light, or field loss — ranging from benign to neurological or ophthalmic emergency.
Quick answer
Visual disturbances describe any abnormality in visual perception — including blurring, double vision, floaters, flashing lights, field defects, or colour disturbance. ICD-10: H53 (visual disturbances); ICD-11: 9D90. A broad symptom requiring urgent assessment to exclude sight-threatening and neurological emergencies.
Recognition
Do any of these feel familiar?
People often describe seeing zigzag patterns or shimmering lights.
What is Visual Disturbances?
Abnormal visual perceptions — including blurred vision, double vision, floaters, flashes of light, or field loss — ranging from benign to neurological or ophthalmic emergency.
Approaches Commonly Explored
Commonly explored for conditions related to Visual Disturbances, grouped by mechanism — select your subtype above to highlight the most relevant path.
How to use these approaches
Most people begin with Stabilise approaches, then progress toward Resolve and Sustain.
Nervous system regulation, brain function, and neural pathways.
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