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21 Post author: seez 18 March 2014 10:12AM

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Comment author: polymathwannabe 18 March 2014 07:51:15PM *  3 points [-]

I AM NOT A DOCTOR AND MY OPINION IS QUESTIONABLE.

But your visual symptoms suggest something like this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysmetropsia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_vision

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 18 March 2014 09:03:44PM 0 points [-]

I AM NOT A DOCTOR AND MY OPINION IS QUESTIONABLE.

Duely noted. Thanks for the links.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome

That about fits it. I remember seeing that hit but the name implied something too much out of proportion.

I guess that I have had very mild cases of Alice in Wonderland syndrome. Seldom. No migraine. No other effects. The touch effects may have the same source but occurred independently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysmetropsia

This is just a generic term containing Alice in Wonderland syndrome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_vision

This doesn't fit it because I didn't see less. It was just like looking at the same scene but distorted. Somewhat like the effect of the telestereoscope I guess http://eyestilts.com/intro.html .