Prosopagnosia
Recognising people by their faces is something many people can have difficulty with. This can be very embarrassing, and the cause of serious problems around confidence and social relationships. Nearly all of the CVIs listed above can cause facial recognition difficulties. The best approach will be different for different CVIs. However, a person may not be affected by any of the above CVIs and have very good vision, but still have difficulty recognising people by their faces. It is likely they have a condition called Prosopagnosia. It is possible to have CVIs and prosopagnosia, where the visual difficulties caused by the CVI does not fully explain the face recognition difficulties. Facial Recognition difficulties, whether prosopagnosia, caused by other CVIs or both, are often accompanied by difficulties recognising facial expressions. Further reading: Lesson 8b Impaired Facial Recognition, Lesson 8c Impaired Recognition of Facial Expressions, Lesson 10a Prosopagnosia