C115 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis

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Identifier C1_15
Title C115 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis
Creator William F. Hoyt, MD
Affiliation (WFH) Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
Subject Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis
Description Demyelinative optic neuropathy with mild disc swelling. This eye had a large central scotoma. Note the bland disc margin swelling from 2:00 to 4:00. This swelling constitutes spill over edema from the main focus of the neuritis which lies behind the eyeball. Visual acuity was 2200. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation; Acute demyelination. Disease/ Diagnosis: Acute optic neuritis. Clinical: Visual loss; Pain with eye movement; Decreased visual acuity.
Date 1976
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Scanned at 2700 ppi on Nikon LS2000 and Nikon 8000 film scanners
Type Image
Source 35mm Kodachrome slide; C1_15
Relation is Part of is part of: group C1
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/
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 1960. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6r81bpk
Setname ehsl_novel_wfh
ID 189426
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r81bpk