Delayed Carbon Monoxide Optic Neuropathy

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Title Delayed Carbon Monoxide Optic Neuropathy
Creator Daniele Brocca, MD; Francesco Pellegrini, MD; Alessandra Cuna, MD; Francesca Leonardi, MD; Andrew G. Lee, MD
Affiliation Ophthalmology Department (DB, AC, FL), 'De Gironcoli' Hospital, Conegliano, AULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana, Italy; Ophthalmology Department (FP), 'Santo Spirito' Hospital, Pescara, AUSL Pescara, Italy; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Departments of Ophthalmology (AGL), Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Departments of Ophthalmology (AGL), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (AGL), Houston, Texas of Ophthalmology; and Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), Texas A and M College of Medicine, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Abstract Carbon monoxide (CO) is a common cause of poisoning with significant effects on central nervous system. Visual loss, even severe, may thus be the final effect of CO poisoning, and prompt recognition and treatment are paramount to mitigate the toxic effects of CO on the visual system. We report a case of a 17-year-old girl with delayed bilateral optic neuropathy caused by CO poisoning and review the literature of the neuro-ophthalmological effects of this toxic gas. To our knowledge, this is the longest duration of isolated, delayed optic neuropathy after CO exposure to be reported in the English language, ophthalmic literature.
Subject Carbon Monoxide; Bilateral Optic Neuropathy; CO Poisoning
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Date 2022-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, March 2022, Volume 42, Issue 1
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w8bryr
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