Abstract Nonorganic vision loss accounts for up to 5% of patients and presents in two forms,
malingering and visual conversion disorder (VCD). It is described a case of VCD in a new mother
struggling both with her husband being deployed overseas and the recent death of her father.
In addition, she had been evaluated for a concussion secondary to a motor vehicle accident
three months prior. An inexpensive series of clinical tests were performed to rule out organic
disease and obtained equivocal results. Some tests revealed intact vision in the affected eye
while others supported a neurological cause for the vision loss. However, the patient quickly
recovered normal visual acuity when encouraged to discuss situations that have been causing
emotional stress. This almost immediate recovery of vision confirmed the diagnosis of VCD. This
report should make primary eye care professionals more aware of visual conversion disorder
and its clinical evaluation.