Bilateral Visual Loss Caused by Pneumosinus Dilatans: Idiopathic Cases are not Always Reversible.
J Curr Ophthalmol
; 33(2): 197-200, 2021.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34409232
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a rare case of primary pneumosinus dilatans (PSD) and to specify the cardinal imaging findings associated with this condition.METHODS:
A 20-year-old patient presented with bilateral profound visual loss as a result of primary PSD. A detailed review of clinical findings and presumed pathophysiological basis of vision loss was performed.RESULTS:
Other than undiagnosed primary hypothyroidism, no other abnormalities were found. With the diagnosis of PSD, the patient underwent optic nerve decompression through transnasal sphenoidotomy. However, after nine months of follow-up, no improvement in the patient's vision was attained.CONCLUSION:
Unlike previous reports of favorable visual results after sphenoidotomy and bilateral decompression of the optic nerves, vision recovery was not achieved in this case.
Texte intégral:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Langue:
En
Journal:
J Curr Ophthalmol
Année:
2021
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Iran