Identifier |
20140304_nanos_posters_212 |
Title |
Compressive Optic Neuropathy Due To A Suprasellar Arachnoid Cyst Presenting With Cupping and Lack Of Optic Disc Pallor |
Creator |
Koerner, Jagger C; Kesler, Henry; Czerniecka, Katarzyna; Vates, George E; Williams, Zoe R |
Subject |
Suprasellar Arachnoid Cyst; Compressive Optic Neuropathy; Optic Disc Cupping; Bitemporal Visual Field Defects |
Description |
Cupping without optic disc pallor, although infrequent, may be the initial presentation of a compressive optic neuropathy. Histologically, the cupping in compressive optic neuropathy has been shown to correlate with axonal loss rather than glial atrophy as is typically seen in glaucoma.1,4 Our patient demonstrated normal retinal nerve fiber layer measurements, generally accepted as a measure of axonal integrity5 suggesting an alternate mechanism of optic disc cupping. This case report highlights the importance of visual field testing in the differentiation of glaucomatous versus non-glaucomatous optic neuropathies presenting with optic disc cupping alone. |
Date |
2014-03-04 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2014 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2014: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s69d046s |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
184036 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69d046s |