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Complete Recovery from Blindness in Case of Compressive Optic Neuropathy due to Unruptured Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm.
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Case reports in ophthalmology [Case Rep Ophthalmol] 2017 Mar 07; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 157-162. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 07 (Print Publication: 2017). - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- It is not common for an isolated visual symptom to be the first indication of an aneurysm compressing the optic nerve. The compression can lead to blindness, and a recovery from the blindness is rare. We report a female with a left painless optic neuropathy caused by an unruptured anterior cerebral artery aneurysm. The patient had a temporal hemianopic visual field defect, which progressed to blindness in the left eye, while the right visual function was not affected. A coil embolization of the aneurysm completely restored her visual acuity to 20/20. These findings suggest that aneurysmal lesions should be ruled out in case of unilateral optic neuropathy with hemianopic visual field defects and progressive visual loss.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1663-2699
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Case reports in ophthalmology
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 28611648
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000458753