Goz hastalıkları kliniǧinde simiilasyon

Ocular simulation which carries a high possibility to bear medicolegal issues is one of the frequent ophthalmic problem that the ophthalmologists face. The aim of the patient in case of simulation is not to find a cure for his/her visual problems. The patient attempts to convince the ophthalmologist to believe him for the visual disturbance(s) that in fact the patient has or does not, in order to have some secondary gains. These circumstances are the ones that require the objective evaluation of vision that is mostly described as subjective. For this purpose, some objective examination techniques, such as pattern visual evoked potentials and pattern electroretinogram are needed. In fact, the golden standard in diagnosing ocular simulation is clinical examination techniques, not the diagnosis of exclusion; ocular simulation itself should be proven.