Visual Loss Following Nasal Surgery

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Identifier walsh_1986_s3_c5
Title Visual Loss Following Nasal Surgery
Creator Peter J. Savino, MD; Ronald M. Burde, MD
Affiliation (PJS) (RMB) San Francisco, CA
Subject Pupil Disorders; Papilledema; Blepharoptosis; Ischemia; Postoperative Complications
History Case 1: A 37-year old female with a blind spot OS after rhinoplasty. Case 2: A 44-year old female with a history of chronic sinusitis underwent bilateral nasal antral windows and right myringotomy complained impaired vision OD after surgery.
Pathology Case 1: Decrease of nerve fiber inferior temporal part of retina corresponding to area of infarct. Case 2: Inferior island of vision OD.
Disease/Diagnosis Postoperative complications affecting visual acuity
Clinical Case 1: VA: 6/6 OD, 6/6 -1 OS; Missed one color plate on the left with relative afferent pupillary defect noted. Case 2: VA: 1 meter OD, 6/6 OS.
Presenting Symptom Retinal edema; Afferent pupillary defect
Treatment Corticosteroids
Date 1986
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1986 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of 1986 Walsh Session
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178017
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cr5x3x
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