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Advanced vestibular Schwannoma case report

1 December 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Cerebellopontine angle tumour, papilloedema, vestibular schwannom

Vestibular Schwannoma is a benign, slow growing tumour which usually presents with unilateral hearing loss. It causes symptoms and findings on ophthalmic examination when the diagnosis is delayed. Ophthalmic findings may be related to the effect of the expanding mass...

Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia

1 December 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Bilateral, internuclear ophthalmoplegia, Sjögren

Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) has been linked with various pathological conditions of the central nervous system such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, tumours and brainstem inflammatory processes. This unusual case report describes a case of a 45-year-old female patient presenting with...

Bitemporal hemianopsia as a result of ethambutol toxicity

1 October 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Bitemporal, Mycobacterium, ethambutol, hemianopsia, toxicity

The authors present six cases of visual loss in patients treated with ethambutol for mycobacterium avium complex, including four patients with bitemporal hemianopsia. Two additional patients were undergoing glaucoma monitoring and developed visual field defects with ethambutol treatment, which recovered...

Case report of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)

1 October 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Central scotoma, Leberhereditary optic neuropathy, macular hole

This case report presents a 74-year-old male patient who developed LHON, with a previous diagnosis of bilateral macular holes. LHON occurs predominantly in healthy young men and onset in older age ranges increases the likelihood that the patient will have...

Review of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

1 October 2016 | Chrysostomos D Dimitriou | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Neuroprotection, optic nerve ischemia, optic nerve vasculature, primate models, rodent models

This article reviews the risk factors, clinical presentation and therapies that have been investigated for non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAAION). Additionally, it provides an update from recent rodent and primate models, offering a new insight into the pathophysiology of...

Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy: from lab to clinic

1 October 2016 | Chrysostomos D Dimitriou | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Hereditary optic neuropathy, Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, mitochondrial optic neuropathy, optic neuropathy

Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) was the first clinically described mitochondrial disorder (1871). This article reviews the pathophysiology and clinical features of LHON with a focus on translational research. G11778A is currently the most common mutation worldwide and is associated...

Comparison of treatment for hemianopia following stroke

1 August 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Fresnel prisms, homonymous hemianopia, randomised controlled trial, recruitment, screening, stroke, visual search

The authors report the screening process and recruitment figures for a randomised controlled trial comparing interventions for post stroke homonymous hemianopia. Interventions included Fresnel prisms, visual search training and standard care (information only). Primary outcome measure was the change in...

Characteristics and incidence of sixth nerve palsy in children with intracranial hypertension

1 August 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Paediatric intracranial hypertension, paediatric pseudotumor cerebri, sixth nerve palsy

The authors report the incidence and characteristics of sixth cranial nerve palsy in paediatric patients with intracranial hypertension. A retrospective review of records was performed in central Ohio over a three year period and nine children were found to have...

An unusual third nerve palsy case report

1 August 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Diplopia, ptosis, traumatic oculomotor nerve palsy

The authors present the unusual case of a 23-year-old male presenting to hospital with right eye pain, right upper eyelid ptosis, blurred vision and diplopia, developing immediately after a penetrating injury to his right upper eyelid. On assessment he was...

An unusual case of partial oculomotor nerve palsy

1 August 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Midbrain infarction, oculomotor nerve palsy, ptosis, upgaze palsy

The authors present an unusual case of intra-axial oculomotor nerve involvement due to midbrain infarction. The 65-year-old male patient presented with unilateral complete blepharoptosis and slight limitation of upgaze. Neurological examination revealed a complete ptosis of the left eyelid, slight...

Driving with the use of spectacle mounted telescopes (bioptics)

1 August 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Bioptic driving, low vision, telescopic aid

The authors discuss the current perspectives of spectacle mounted telescopes (bioptics) whilst driving among patients with visual impairment. The history, design and driving laws surrounding the use of bioptics is discussed in detail. In 1977, William Feinbloom developed a bioptic...

Retinal changes in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy

1 August 2016 | Claire Howard | EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology | Ganglion cell complex, Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, optical coherence tomography, retinal nerve fibre layer

The objective of this study was to describe the changes in the retinal ganglion cell complex (GCC) relative to the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) over time, in patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). For this study, 21 patients...

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