Can Corneal Biomechanical Properties Give Clues About Elasticity of Optic Nerve Scleral Component in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy?

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Title Can Corneal Biomechanical Properties Give Clues About Elasticity of Optic Nerve Scleral Component in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy?
Creator Betul S. Uysal, MD; Fatma Yulek, MD; Pinar Nalcacioglu, MD; Ozge Sarac, MD; Mucella A. Yorgun, MD; Nurullah Cagil, MD
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology (BSU, OS, MAY), Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey; and Department of Ophthalmology (FY, PN, NC), Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract The initial symptoms of myasthenia gravis are usually ptosis and diplopia. The diagnosis is often confirmed by testing for anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies or by observing the effects of intravenous edrophonium (Tensilon) injection. However, these standard tests may be negative in patients with isolated ocular findings. We present the case of an 83-year-old woman with negative serologic and Tensilon testing. She was asked to photograph herself daily. The resulting sequence of daily selfies captured striking fluctuations in her ocular alignment and ptosis. Daily selfies may be a useful strategy for confirming the clinical diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis.
Subject Adult; Choroid; Choroid Diseases; Decompression, Surgical; Fluorescein Angiography; Fundus Oculi; Humans; Hyperopia; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; Optic Nerve; Syndrome; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Date 2016-09
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, September 2016, Volume 36, Issue 3
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
ARK ark:/87278/s6ng8k43
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 1276525
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ng8k43
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