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Show LITERATURE ABSTRACTS 53 hyperdeviation. The authors believe this to be a common finding and warn against making " erroneous neurologic diagnoses" when it is seen. Lyn A Sedwick, M. D. Orbital Roof Fracture with Ocular Herniation. Ma C, Nerad JA. Am J Ophthalmol 1988; 105: 700- 1 aune). [ Inquiries to Dr. J. A. Nerad, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242.] A patient with a crush injury of his face had herniation of his left eye into the left frontal area through a superior blow- out fracture of the orbit. Although the globe and optic nerve appeared intact at surgery and were successfully repositioned in the orbit, the eye remained blind. Lyn A. Sedwick, M. D. Functional Hemianopsia: A Historical Perspective. Gittinger JW Jr. Surv Ophthalmol 1988; 32: 42732 ( May- June). [ Reprint requests to Dr. J. W. Gittinger, Jr., University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655.] The history of this disorder, starting in the 1850s, is presented, and the thoughts of Charcot, Freud, and others are reviewed. Lyn A. Sedwick, M. D. Orbital Pseudotumor in a Patient with AIDS. Benson WH, Linberg JV, Weinstein GW. Am JOphthalmol 1988; 105: 697- 8 aune). [ Inquiries to Dr. W. H. Benson, Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506.] A patient with typical signs and symptoms of orbital pseudotumor, nonbiopsied but responsive to corticosteroid, developed fever and malaise 4 months later and tested human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) positive with cytomegalovirus cultured from her lungs. Perhaps these were coincidentally occurring diseases, and the authors present no in-formation linking them together pathophysiologically. Lyn A. Sedwick, M. D. Traumatic Orbital Decompression. Kersten RC, Kulwin DR. Am J Ophthalmol 1988; 105: 699- 700 aune). [ Inquiries to Dr. R. C. Kersten, University of Cincinnati Hospital, Eden and Bethesda Avenues, Cincinnati, OH 45267.] A lady with hyperthyroidism and bilateral proptosis noted improvement of right proptosis and elimination of intermittent spontaneous subluxation following a blow from her husband during an argument. When she induced him to try for a similar result on the left, her nose was broken in the attempt. Computerized tomographic scanning disclosed an orbital floor fracture on the right, but the authors caution that " periocular trauma cannot be considered a satisfactory approach for effecting orbital decompression in patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy and proptosis"(!) Lyn A Sedwick, M. D. Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy with Retinal Degeneration: A Clinical and Ocular Histopathologic Study. Traboulsi EI, Maumenee IH, Green WR, Freimer ML, Moser H. Arch Ophthalmol 1988; 106: 801- 6 aune). [ Reprint requests to Dr. W. R. Green, Eye Pathology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205.] Twin infants, their 10- year- old- sister, and 35year- old father were all found to have cerebellar symptoms and macular abnormalities, as well as optic nerve pallor in the infants. Autopsies of the infants were performed with much attention to retinal findings. The last paragraph of this article nicely condenses the clinical lesson of these cases. Lyn A. Sedwick, M. D. Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy and Cerebral Vasculitis. Wilson CA, Choromokos EA, Sheppard R. Arch Ophthalmol 1988; 106: 796- 800 aune). [ Reprint requests to Dr. [CFocularinjury] |