Neuro-Ophthalmic Vascular Disease

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Identifier 91_53
Title Neuro-Ophthalmic Vascular Disease
Creator Mitchell J. Wolin, MD
Affiliation Greenville Memorial Hospital
Contributing Institution AAO/NANOS - American Academy of Ophthalmology / North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Subject Carotid Cavernous Fistula
Description Carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are connections between the arterial blood flow from the carotid artery system and the cavernous sinus. CCFs may be direct high-flow fistulas or indirect low-flow fistulas. Most direct CCFs are due to trauma. Enlargement of the superior ophthalmic vein may be demonstrated on CT scan or MRI. The signs and symptoms relate to venous engorgement in the orbit, including proptosis, chemosis, injection, and ophthalmoplegia. Visual loss due to glaucoma or retinal venous obstruction may occur in some cases. Pair with Image 91_54.
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 119
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/s6p29xqd
Setname ehsl_novel_aao_nanos
ID 176977
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p29xqd
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