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The star-like pattern perceived around a bright point source and its rotation with head tilt are attributed to diffraction within the vitreous body.
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Spillmann, L. (1997). The Rotating Dandelion: A New Entoptic Phenomenon?. In: Lakshminarayanan, V. (eds) Basic and Clinical Applications of Vision Science. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 60. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5698-1_17
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