Takahashi M, et al. - Via retrospectively analyzing the records of 191 individuals, researchers identified new types of clinical findings that could be used to diagnose and treat non-organic visual loss (NOVL). The study sample consisted of patients diagnosed with NOVL at the Kato Eye Clinic. Clinical features, including uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and vision loss complaints, were compared in 125 of 191 individuals with NOVL and control individuals with organic refractive errors, identified during annual school health checks. NOVL patients tended to be younger, female, and complain more often about vision loss relative to organic refractive error control individuals. Familial background factors, including the presence of siblings or a mother working outside the home, did not seem to be linked to NOVL's pathogenesis relative to individuals in a mass population study.