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• NBC News reported about a Tennessee man suffering from prosopometamorphopsia, also known as PMO -- a neurological disorder that causes victims to perceive faces in distorted shapes, size, texture or color.
In Victor Sharrah's case, he sees faces as demonic.
The 59-year-old of Clarksville said it started in November 2020: "My first thought was I woke up in a demon world," he said. "You can't imagine how scary it was."
Sharrah sees the distortions only in person, not in pictures or on computer screens.
Consequently, he was able to work with researchers at Dartmouth College to create a visual representation of what he sees vs. reality.
There are fewer than 100 reported cases of PMO; symptoms can continue for years, as Sharrah's have, or can resolve after just a few days. [NBC News, 3/21/2024]