Identifier |
20170402_nanos_posters_095 |
Title |
Retrobulbar optic neuritis due to Hodgkins Lymphoma |
Creator |
Benjamin J. Osborne |
Affiliation |
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, |
Subject |
Optic Neuropathy; Tumors; Neuro-ophth & Systyemic Disease (eg. MS, MG, Thyroid) |
Description |
21 yo male went to the student health clinic complaining of a worsening pain/pressure behind both eyes and headache. He had no photophobia or vision changes. His medications were ibuprofen, flonase and singulair. Initial exam was nonfocal except for tenderness along the posterior neck muscles. He was diagnosed with tension headaches and prescribed prednisone 50mg qd for five days and cyclobenzaprine prn. After the headaches resolved, he developed blurred vision OS. VA was 20/20 OD and 20/50 OS. Color vision was 10/10 OD and 6/10 OS. There was an RAPD OS. Slit lamp exam and remainder of dilated eye exam were normal. HVF 24-2 showed temporal field loss OS MD -9.82 db. A diagnosis of retrobulbar optic neuritis was made. |
Date |
2017 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2017 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2017: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6km35wv |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1272754 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6km35wv |