Upon seeing a pair of eyeglasses,a patient with __________ noted first that there was a circle,then there was another circle,then a crossbar,and finally guessed that he was looking at a bicycle.

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The patient's difficulty in recognizing or identifying a common object (eyeglasses) suggests visual-object agnosia, which is characterized by the inability to recognize visually presented objects despite having intact vision. The patient's observation of individual features (circles and crossbar) without being able to integrate them into a coherent whole is also typical of this condition. The patient's guess that the object was a bicycle may suggest a failure to recognize the object's functional use.

Upon Seeing a Pair of Eyeglasses,a Patient with __________ Noted