Through the process, we were able to visualize the patients real-time perception of the face distortions.
For the patient, faces in person are unsettlingly distorted.
Grooves appear in the forehead, and ears warp into an elvish shape, ending in sharp points.
Male (top) and female (bottom) faces as perceived by the study patient.Image: A. Mello et al.
Its a problem that people often dont understand.
PMO can last just days for some, and years for others.
Only 75 case reports of PMO have been published,according to the researchers.
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