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==Symptom recognition== Photophobia is not a symptom required for diagnosis in any definition. In the [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]] (CCC), it appears under the section ''Neurological/Cognitive Manifestations'' and can be used to form a diagnosis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sacfs.asn.au/download/consensus_overview_me_cfs.pdf | title = Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Clinical Case Definition and Guidelines for Medical Practitioners - An Overview of the Canadian Consensus Document | last = Carruthers | first = Bruce | date = |website=sacfs.asn.au|publisher=|format = PDF | archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref> The [[International Consensus Criteria]] (ICC) also lists photophobia as a diagnostic criteria, under the section ''Neurosensory, perceptual and motor disturbances''.<ref name="ICC2011criteria" /> *In the [[Holmes criteria]], photophobia is an optional criteria for diagnosis, under the section ''Minor Symptom Criteria - Neuropsychologic Complaints''.<ref name="Holmes, 1988" /> No other definitions mention photophobia. [[File:Chronically_Hopeful_Char_Profile_Pic.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Char, author at [[Chronically Hopeful]], writes of light sensitivity which she suffers daily but becomes worse during a flare.<ref name="ch">{{Cite news | url=http://chronicallyhopeful.com/mecfs-flares/ | title = ME/CFS flares: what do they feel like and how to cope | last = Char | first = | date = 2017-11-02|work=Chronically Hopeful|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-GB}}</ref> Patients will use sunglasses and some patients need to wear them indoors. [[Jessica Taylor-Bearman]] titled her memoir ''[[A Girl Behind Dark Glasses]]''<ref name="Girl-Behind">{{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Behind-Dark-Glasses/dp/1999805356 | title = A Girl Behind Dark Glasses | last = Taylor-Bearman | first = Jessica | date = 2017-07-01|publisher=Hashtag Press|isbn=9781999805357|language=English}}</ref>]] {{clear}}
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