| Identifier |
20230312_nanos_posters_139 |
| Title |
Leukemic Optic Neuropathy: Believe Your Eyes |
| Creator |
May Ameri; Nagham Al-Zubidi; Noor Laylani; Pamela Davila; Andrew Lee |
| Affiliation |
(MA) McGovern - Houston, TX; (NA) MD Anderson Cancer Center; (NL) (PD) Houston Methodist Hospital; (AL) Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Texas A&M College of Medicine, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Subject |
Optic Neuropathy; Optic Nerve Trauma and Treatment |
| Description |
Papilledema, or swelling of the optic nerve, is common in patients with leukemia. It is an unspecified diagnosis that can be related to several underlying conditions including leukemic infiltrates causing elevated intracranial pressure, prolonged corticosteroid therapy, or tumor infiltrates of the orbit or optic nerve. There can also be disk edema due to leukemic infiltration of the optic nerve head, causing swelling and pallor independently of elevated intracranial pressure. What is most concerning about papilledema due to leukemic infiltrates is that it depends upon seasoned clinical judgment given that diagnostic testing including CSF studies and imaging can be negative. Given its insidious nature, this can lead to devastating and irreversible consequences including blindness for patients.A review of 92 cases of optic neuropathy in leukemia patients found over 35 were deemed to be from leukemic optic neuropathy (LON). |
| Date |
2023-03-14 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2023 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2023: Poster Session I: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm) |
| 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 2023. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6spxqn0 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
2335345 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6spxqn0 |
