Editing Visual release hallucinations (section)

==Prognosis==
As time passes from the initial onset of visual hallucinations, studies show that around 60% of those living with CBS feel that visual hallucinations have no effect on their lives, 33% of people feel that the hallucinations are disruptive to their lives, and 7% of people even find pleasure in the hallucinations.<ref name=":0" />

A large proportion of those with CBS develop the visual hallucinations as vision begins to deteriorate and stop hallucinating once vision is entirely gone.<ref name=":2" /> Complex hallucinations may progress over time if the primary loss of vision is due to damage of the early cortical areas.<ref name=":2" /> If activation of the early cortical areas is suppressed when CBS symptoms have already been exhibited, hallucinations may temporarily terminate.<ref name=":2" /> Also, interrupting vision for a short time by closing the eyes or blinking may be helpful.<ref name="Vukicevic/Fitzmaurice" />

It is possible for a stressful life event to alter the disposition of hallucinatory experiences as well as the emotional experiences (from unconcerning to concerning) in CBS.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Vukicevic |first=Meri |date=2010-08-02 |title=Frightening visual hallucinations: atypical presentation of Charles Bonnet syndrome triggered by the Black Saturday bushfires |url=https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2010/193/3/frightening-visual-hallucinations-atypical-presentation-charles-bonnet-syndrome |journal=The Medical Journal of Australia |language=en |volume=193 |issue=3 |pages=181–182 |doi=10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03843.x |pmid=20678049 |s2cid=35769299|url-access=subscription }}</ref> As expressed in some patients, an interplay between CBS and an acute or post-traumatic stress disorder may exist.<ref name=":3" /> The role that trauma plays in CBS may affect how and when a hallucinatory episode is triggered.<ref name=":3" />