A city-scape. Half of the image is normal, whereas the other half is pixelated, illustrating what Visual Snow looks like.

Co-occurrence Measures Indicate
Visual Snow and Tinnitus
Involve Separate Mechanisms

Poster presentation, International Headache Congress 2023.

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