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'''Acuity suppression''' can be described as the experience of a person's sense of vision becoming partially to completely blurred and indistinct.<ref>Hollister L. E. (1984). Effects of hallucinogens in humans,” in Hallucinogens: Neurochemical, Behavioral and Clinical Perspectives, ed Jacobs B. L., editor. (New York, NY: Raven Press), 19–33.</ref><ref>Masters R. E. L. (1966). The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience. New York, NY: Henry Holt & Company, Inc.</ref><ref>Nichols D. E. (2004). Hallucinogens. Pharmacol. Ther. 101, 131–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2003.11.002</ref><ref>Gallimore, A. R. (2015). Restructuring consciousness–the psychedelic state in light of integrated information theory. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 9, 346. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389%2Ffnhum.2015.00346</ref> This effect may affect the entirety of the person's vision or specific sections of it. Depending on its intensity, this can often result in a reduced ability to function and perform basic tasks which necessitate the use of sight.  
'''Visual acuity suppression''' is defined as the degradation of the sharpness and clarity of vision, resulting in vision becoming partially to completely blurred and indistinct.<ref name="B.Sc.Buncic2018">{{cite journal|last1=B.Sc.|first1=Joanne L. Smith|last2=Buncic|first2=J. Raymond|title=Drugs Which Can Affect near Vision: A Useful List|journal=American Orthoptic Journal|volume=49|issue=1|year=2018|pages=180–190|issn=0065-955X|doi=10.1080/0065955X.1999.11982210}}</ref> This effect may affect the entirety of the person's vision or specific sections of it. The experience of this acuity suppression is comparable to looking through an out of focus lens which degrades the detail one can see in the external environment. Depending on its intensity, this can often result in a reduced ability to function and perform basic tasks which necessitate the use of sight.  


Acuity suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[double vision]]<ref>Smith, J. L., & Buncic, J. R. (1999). Drugs which can affect near vision: a useful list. American Orthoptic Journal, 49, 180-190. https://uwpress.wisc.edu/journals/pdfs/AOJ_49_178.pdf</ref> and [[pattern recognition suppression]]. This effect is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[depressant]] and [[dissociative]] compounds, such as [[alcohol]], [[quetiapine]], [[ketamine]], and [[DXM]].  
Visual acuity suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[double vision]] and [[pattern recognition suppression]]. This effect is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[depressant]] and [[dissociative]] compounds, such as [[alcohol]]<ref name="KunchuliaPilz2012">{{cite journal|last1=Kunchulia|first1=Marina|last2=Pilz|first2=Karin S.|last3=Herzog|first3=Michael H.|title=How alcohol intake affects visual temporal processing|journal=Vision Research|volume=66|year=2012|pages=11–16|issn=00426989|doi=10.1016/j.visres.2012.06.010}}</ref>, [[quetiapine]], [[ketamine]], and [[DXM]].  
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===Psychoactive substances===
===Psychoactive substances===
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
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===See also===
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*[[Responsible use]]
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*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]]
===External links===
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blurred_vision Blurred vision (Wikipedia)]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity Visual acuity (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blurred_vision Blurred vision (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity Visual acuity (Wikipedia)]
 
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Blurry London by Josikins - This image serves as an accurate replication of acuity suppression as seen from the golden jubilee footbridge in central London.

Visual acuity suppression is defined as the degradation of the sharpness and clarity of vision, resulting in vision becoming partially to completely blurred and indistinct.[1] This effect may affect the entirety of the person's vision or specific sections of it. The experience of this acuity suppression is comparable to looking through an out of focus lens which degrades the detail one can see in the external environment. Depending on its intensity, this can often result in a reduced ability to function and perform basic tasks which necessitate the use of sight.

Visual acuity suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as double vision and pattern recognition suppression. This effect is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of depressant and dissociative compounds, such as alcohol[2], quetiapine, ketamine, and DXM.


Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

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Experience reports

Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our experience index include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ B.Sc., Joanne L. Smith; Buncic, J. Raymond (2018). "Drugs Which Can Affect near Vision: A Useful List". American Orthoptic Journal. 49 (1): 180–190. doi:10.1080/0065955X.1999.11982210. ISSN 0065-955X. 
  2. ↑ Kunchulia, Marina; Pilz, Karin S.; Herzog, Michael H. (2012). "How alcohol intake affects visual temporal processing". Vision Research. 66: 11–16. doi:10.1016/j.visres.2012.06.010. ISSN 0042-6989. 
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