• Title of article

    Reolution of Optic Nerve Edema and Improved Viual Function After Optic Nerve heath Fenetration in a Patient With Oteopetroi

  • Author/Authors

    Richard C. Allen، نويسنده , , Jeffrey A. Nerad، نويسنده , , Jorge C. Kattah، نويسنده , , Andrew G. Lee، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    945
  • To page
    947
  • Abstract
    Purpoe To decribe the outcome of a patient with viual lo and optic nerve edema that reulted from oteopetroi who underwent an optic nerve heath fenetration (ONF). Deign Interventional cae report. Method A 33-year-old man with oteopetroi had bilateral viual field lo and optic nerve edema. Computed tomography and magnetic reonance imaging demontrated open optic canal. Although a lumbar puncture howed a normal opening preure, there were other finding that were uggetive of increaed intracranial preure. The patient elected to undergo a unilateral optic nerve heath fenetration. Reult After ONF, the patient experienced markedly improved viual acuity, viual field, and optic nerve appearance. Concluion Individual with viual lo and optic dik edema that i aociated with oteopetroi may benefit from ONF if the optic canal appear to be open and the optic nerve edema i thought to be related to increaed intracranial preure.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    626266