Fig. 2: In functional visual loss a tubular visual field arises primarily because of a strong “prediction” of tunnel vision in keeping with an / predictive processing model of how the brain works. | Eye

Fig. 2: In functional visual loss a tubular visual field arises primarily because of a strong “prediction” of tunnel vision in keeping with an / predictive processing model of how the brain works.

From: How do I manage functional visual loss

Fig. 2: In functional visual loss a tubular visual field arises primarily because of a strong “prediction” of tunnel vision in keeping with an / predictive processing model of how the brain works.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

It can be explained to the patient as evidence that the brain is ‘suppressing’ vision to match an internal model. Reprinted from Stone et al. [18].

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