Call for participants for visual imagination and sight impairment research
- Area of Work: Scottish Sensory Hub
- Type: News Item
- Published: 31st October 2025
Take part in a study to improve knowledge of Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Researchers at Cardiff University are conducting an online study to explore visual imagination in individuals with sight impairment.
This research aims to better understand why some people experience visual hallucinations, known as Charles Bonnet Syndrome, following sight loss.
They are seeking participants who are certified as Sight Impaired or Severely Sight Impaired in the UK and are aged 18 or over. You can take part whether or not you have experienced visual hallucinations yourself.
The study is entirely online and will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. It involves filling out a questionnaire about:
- The nature of your sight impairment
- Your experience of visual hallucinations following sight loss (if applicable)
- Your ability to imagine different visual scenes vividly.
Participation is completely anonymous.
For more information and to take part, please visit https://tinyurl.com/sight-impairment-study.
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