Full List of Visual Snow Syndrome Symptoms

Visual Snow Syndrome is a neurological condition. It is a spectrum disorder with varying degrees of severity for individuals. You may have some, a lot or most of the symptoms. Each symptom can be mild, moderate or severe. Many people also have non-visual symptoms, most notably tinnitus and/or migraine. It can be debilitating if you have a lot of symptoms or if your symptoms are severe. As soon as you have visual snow and some other visual symptoms you have Visual Snow Syndrome.

Visual symptoms:

• Visual snow (transp., b/w or coloured)
• Excessive Myodesopsia (eye floaters)
• Excessive Blue Field Entoptic Phenomena (blue sky sprites)
• Self-light of the eye
• Photopsia (flashes)
• Photophobia (light sensitivity)
• Palinopsia (after images and trailing)
• Nyctalopia (night blindness)
• Diplopia (double vision) or Ghosting
• Halos (around light sources)
• Starbursts (extended rays)
• Small stars
• Light beams
• Vortex (tunnel vision)
• Glare (light overflow)
• Pattern glare (e.g. shaky lines)
• Flickering vision (heat waves)
• Pulsating vision (heart beat)
• Coloured blotches
• Temporary focus blindness
• Decreased contrast sensitivity
• Decreased depth perception
• Decreased edge detection
• Seeing geometric shapes
• Closed eye hallucinations

Non-visual symptoms:

• Tinnitus
• Hyperacusis
• Head pressure/aches or migraine
• Fatigue
• Insomnia
• Tremors or muscle twitching
• Vertigo, dizziness or nausea
• Paraesthesia (tingling sensations)
• Cognitive degradation (brain fog, poor concentration, ...)

Psychological symptoms:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Depersonalisation
• Derealisation

If you are aware of any other symptoms, please let me know in the comments.