Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
August 2023
Small-cell lung cancer may directly affect the eye by metastatic proliferation or indirectly by paraneoplastic syndromes. The choroid is the most common site for uveal metastasis (90%); however, the iris can be involved in a smaller proportion of cases (incidence <10%). Blurred vision, pain, redness, photophobia, glaucoma, hyphema and visual field defects can arise from this metastatic involvement.
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February 2023
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an immune mediated inflammatory-demyelinizing disease that usually manifests after infection or vaccination in school-age children. It typically presents a prodromal phase with flu-like symptoms, followed by a phase with varied clinical symptoms, neuro-ophthalmological alterations such as ophthalmoplegia or optic neuritis may occur. The differential diagnosis includes tumor, vascular, infectious, inflammatory and demyelinating diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 22-year-old male was referred for headaches, hearing impairment, and right eye scotoma. Branch retinal artery occlusion was revealed during the ophthalmological examination. Susac syndrome was suspected due to the symptoms described and the absence of cardiovascular risk factors.
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