Systemic Disorders With Optic Nerve and Retinal Findings

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Identifier 93_66
Title Systemic Disorders With Optic Nerve and Retinal Findings
Creator Larry P. Frohman, MD
Affiliation UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Contributing Institution AAO/NANOS - American Academy of Ophthalmology / North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Subject Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis
Description At age 41, in 1984, this woman, who grew up in the Ohio River Valley, had 3 days of ocular pain OD, and her vision declined to 20/80 OD she has had no visual changes since, nor has she had any other neurologic symptoms. The ""presumed"" diagnosis is optic neuropathy in presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome. Notice the peripapillary atrophy and pigmentary change typical of presumed histoplasmosis.
Date 1999
Date Digital 2004
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Source AAO/NANOS Clinical neuro-ophthalmology : image collection for ophthalmic practitioners. American Academy of Ophthalmology [electronic resource], [San Francisco, Calif.] : AAO, c1999.
Relation is Part of Case 48
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 1999. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s65b320g
Setname ehsl_novel_aao_nanos
ID 176741
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65b320g
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