Background: To describe a case of optic neuropathy associated with intravascular lymphoma (IVL).
Methods: Case report and review of the literature.
Results: A case of asymmetric binocular vision loss is described, preceded by transient vision loss.
An 18-year-old man with gliomatosis cerebri (GC) developed tumor infiltration of the optic chiasm and right optic nerve including the optic disc. Although papilledema often is seen with GC, tumor invasion of the optic nerve head is observed.
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December 2011
The authors describe four patients with Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS) who had abnormal eye movements, ptosis, and facial hemiatrophy. There were delays in diagnosis in all cases, often requiring multiple imaging studies, prior to diagnosis of PRS. These cases demonstrate the variable ophthalmic manifestations of PRS, which can lead to difficulty in diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 60-year-old man after 5 years of recurrent episodic amaurosis fugax, always resolving, experienced an incident of visual loss that was permanent. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were normal. Transesophageal echocardiogram and carotid duplex scan ruled out embolic sources from the heart and neck vessels.
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