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Isolated complete bitemporal hemianopia in traumatic chiasmal syndrome

Authors :
Dai Woo Kim
Ungsoo Samuel Kim
Source :
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 61, Iss 12, Pp 759-760 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013.

Abstract

A 29-year-old man presented with a chief complaint of lateral blindness in the left eye at 4 months after an accidental fall. His best corrected visual acuity was 0.7 in the left eye and 1.0 in the right eye. Visual field test showed a complete bitemporal hemianopic defect without any neurologic symptoms. An orbital computed tomography scan with non-enhancement conducted at the time of the visit showed multiple frontal skull fractures and cerebromalacia a small fracture in the sphenoidal boneboth frontal lobes. No radiological abnormalities of the visual pathway were detected. Optical coherence showed reduced thickness in the retinal nerve fiber layer, primarily in the superior and inferior part of the left eye. To our knowledge, a complete bitemporal hemianopia without neurological deficits is extremely rare in traumatic chiasmal syndrome.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03014738 and 19983689
Volume :
61
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2a620d78bf784a2fb5021003901e134d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.121139