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A 1913 study by John E. Coover asked ten subjects to state whether or not they could sense an experimenter looking at them, over a period of 100 possible staring periods. . The subjects' answers were correct 50.2% of the time, a result that Coover called an "astonishing approximation" of pure chance.
Blepharospasm usually begins with occasional twitches of both eyelids, which progress over time to forceful and frequent spasms and contractions of the eyelids. In severe episodes, the patient cannot open their eyelids (apraxia), which severely limits their daily activities. Prolonged closure of the eyelids may result in functional blindness. [4]
Closed-eye hallucinations and closed-eye visualizations (CEV) are hallucinations that occur when one's eyes are closed or when one is in a darkened room. They should not be confused with phosphenes, perceived light and shapes when pressure is applied to the eye's retina, or some other non-visual external cause stimulates the eye.
She underwent emergency surgery on her vacant orbital sockets, then spent time in both physical and psychiatric recovery facilities. The 20-year-old returned to her mother's South Carolina home ...
Touching the eye or having the eyes touched, such as eye examinations or the application of contact lenses or eye makeup. Injury to the eye, or foreign substances (such as sand or shampoo) entering the eye. The use of eye masks. Fake eyes or images of eyes. The thought of eyes or any of the above triggers. [citation needed]
The psychological impact of macropsia on long-time people who have had the condition since childhood may be greater and lead to severe ego-deficiencies. [2] An alternative interpretation of the condition is that macropsia is a response to biophysiological contraction and has no psychological roots.
Oedipus gouged out his own eyes after accidentally fulfilling the prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother. [3] In the Bible, Samson was blinded upon his capture by the Philistines. [4] Early Christians were often blinded as a penalty for their beliefs. [5] For example, Saint Lucy's torturers tore out her eyes. [6]
our last cruise – a former voyage, and shipwreck – my school – the progress I had made there, and the time I misspent – and even all my boyish pursuits and adventures. Thus travelling backwards, every past incident of my life seemed to glance across my recollection in retrograde succession; not, however, in mere outline, as here stated ...