Dictionary of Hallucinations

ENTOPHTHALMIC PHENOMENON

The term entophthalmic phenomenon is indebted to the Greek wordsentos(inside) andophthalmos(eye). It was proposed in 1978 by the American neuroscientist Christopher W. Tyler as a substitute for the term " entoptic phenomenon. For a further explanation ofthe term's intended use, see the entry Entoptic phenomenon.
References
Tyler, C.W. (1978). Some new entoptic phenomena.Vision Research, 18, 1633-1639.