▁light . ▁His ▁mother ▁commented ▁that ▁he ▁developed ▁unusual ▁eye ▁movements ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁" ro ving ▁quality ". ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁Anton ▁synd rome ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁two - part ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁House ▁M . D ., ▁titled ▁" E u ph oria ", ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁as cribed ▁to ▁primary ▁am o eb ic ▁men ingo ence phal itis , ▁a ▁disease ▁that ▁usually ▁does ▁not ▁cause ▁the ▁synd rome ▁in ▁real ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁synd rome ▁features ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁Ru pert ▁Thom son ▁novel ▁The ▁Ins ult . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁novel ▁Bl inds ight , ▁by ▁Peter ▁W att s . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁mentioned ▁frequently ▁as ▁" Ant on ' s ▁Bl ind ness " ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁met aph ors ▁in ▁Raj ▁Pat el ' s ▁The ▁Value ▁of ▁Nothing . ▁ ▁In ▁Lars ▁von ▁T rier ' s ▁film ▁Dog ville , ▁the ▁character ▁Jack ▁McK ay ▁acts ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁can ▁see ▁but ▁gives ▁many ▁signs ▁he ▁can ' t . ▁ ▁The ▁synd rome ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁main ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁movie ▁Des ol asi ▁( Des olation ), ▁where ▁the ▁patients ▁live ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁world ▁of ▁imagination , ▁while ▁unable ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁real ▁world . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Oliver ▁S acks ' s ▁An ▁Anth rop ologist ▁on ▁Mars . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography