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Optic Neuropathy, Compressive: Multimedia

Author: Talmadge (Ted) Cooper, MD, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford Medical School
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Updated: Sep 10, 2007

Multimedia

Axial MRI taken 3 weeks after the onset of distor...Media file 1: Axial MRI taken 3 weeks after the onset of distorted vision in the right eye; visual acuity is reduced to counting fingers at 1 ft. Evidence of optic nerve compression is not seen; disease in the sphenoid sinus is reported.
Axial MRI taken 3 weeks after the onset of distor...

Axial MRI taken 3 weeks after the onset of distorted vision in the right eye; visual acuity is reduced to counting fingers at 1 ft. Evidence of optic nerve compression is not seen; disease in the sphenoid sinus is reported.

MRI of same patient as in Media file 1 taken 4 mo...Media file 2: MRI of same patient as in Media file 1 taken 4 months later. Patient responded well to IV Solu-Medrol, but symptoms returned when steroids were reduced. Large mass compressing the right optic nerve is seen. Biopsy revealed lymphoma.
MRI of same patient as in Media file 1 taken 4 mo...

MRI of same patient as in Media file 1 taken 4 months later. Patient responded well to IV Solu-Medrol, but symptoms returned when steroids were reduced. Large mass compressing the right optic nerve is seen. Biopsy revealed lymphoma.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

compressive optic neuropathy, optic neuropathies, optic neuritis, optic nerve, optic nerve compression, optic atrophy, vision loss, thyroid ophthalmopathy

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Talmadge (Ted) Cooper, MD, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford Medical School
Talmadge (Ted) Cooper, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology and American College of Medical Informatics
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Edsel Ing, MD, FRCSC, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Center, Toronto East General Hospital
Edsel Ing, MD, FRCSC is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, and North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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Pharmacy Editor

Simon K Law, MD, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute; Chief of Section of Ophthalmology Surgical Services, Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare Center, West Los Angeles
Simon K Law, MD, PharmD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
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Managing Editor

Brian R Younge, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Brian R Younge, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Ophthalmological Society, and North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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CME Editor

Lance L Brown, OD, MD, Ophthalmologist, Affiliated With Freeman Hospital and St John's Hospital, Regional Eye Center, Joplin, Missouri
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Chief Editor

Hampton Roy Sr, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Hampton Roy Sr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Surgeons, and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
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