Ophthalmology Issues in Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder associated with not only cognitive dysfunctions, such as memory and attention deficits, but also changes in basic sensory processing. Although most studies on schizophrenia have focused on disturbances in higher-order brain functions associated with the prefrontal cortex or frontal cortex, recent investigations have also reported abnormalities in low-level sensory processes, such as the visual system. At very early stages of the disease, schizophrenia patients frequently describe in detail symptoms of a disturbance in various aspects of visual perception that may lead to worse clinical symptoms and decrease in quality of life. Therefore, the aim of this review is to describe the various studies that have explored the visual issues in schizophrenia.Alcon Laboratories Inc.Bausch LombCarl Zeiss Meditec Inc.Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.Merck Inc.Allergan Inc.SensimedTopcon, IncReichert, Inc.National Eye InstituteReichert Inc.Univ Calif San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Ctr, La Jolla, CA 92093 USAUniv Calif San Diego, Dept Ophthalmol, La Jolla, CA 92093 USAUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Ophthalmol, BR-04023062 São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Estadual Campinas, Dept Ophthalmol, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP, BrazilUniv Fed Minas Gerais, Dept Ophthalmol & Otorhinolaryngol, BR-30130100 Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Psychiat, BR-04023062 São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Ophthalmol, BR-04023062 São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Psychiat, BR-04023062 São Paulo, SP, BrazilWeb of Scienc