Best known for his world-renowned neuro-ophthalmology unit based at the University of California, San Francisco, William Hoyt, MD collected here more than 850 of his best images covering a wide range of disorders.
William F. Hoyt, MD, Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco.
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E12 Disc Swelling with Central Vein Occlusion | 2nd attack of papillophlebitis. There is an optociliary bypass vessel at 4:00. Anatomy: Optic disc; Retina. Pathology: Central retinal vein occlusion. Disease/ Diagnosis: Disc swelling due to central retinal vein occlusion. | Image |
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Early Papilledema due to Brain Tumor - Resolving | Left eye. Same eye as P_34a. One month post op, papilledema resolving. Boy. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Papilledema. Disease/Diagnosis: Papilledema from posterior fossa hemangioblastoma. | Image |
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Early Papilledema due to Tumor | Left eye. Asymmetric Papilledema with posterior fossa hemangioblastoma. Left - moderate papilledema. Blurring of disc. Young man. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Papilledema. Disease/Diagnosis: Papilledema from posterior fossa hemangioblastoma. | Image |
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F101 Optic Disc Lymphosarcoma | Optic disc lymphosarcoma. This disc has been infiltrated by neoplastic cells. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Lymphosarcoma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Lymphosarcoma. | Image |
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F102 Myeloblastic Leukemia | Myeloblastic leukemia. Left eye. Pair with F1_03. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Neoplastic (metastatic) papillopathy. Disease/ Diagnosis: Myeloblastic leukemia. | Image |
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F103 Myeloblastic Leukemia | Myeloblastic leukemia. Right eye. Pair with F1_02. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Neoplastic (metastatic) papillopathy. Disease/ Diagnosis: Myeloblastic leukemia. | Image |
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F104 Esthesio Neuroblastoma | Esthesioneuroblastoma. Tumor cells infiltrating the optic disc. 20/200 vision. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Esthesioneuroblastoma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Esthesioneuroblastoma. | Image |
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F108 Acute Disc Swelling | Chinese man with acute disc swelling. Blind in both eyes. Had large thalamic mass. (Lymphoma). Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Lymphoma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Lymphoma. | Image |
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F109 T-Cell Leukemia Infiltrate | T-Cell leukemia infiltrate. 14 year old boy with T-Cell leukemia infiltrating the disc. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: T-Cell leukemia. Disease/ Diagnosis: Neoplastic (metastatic) papillopathy | Image |
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F202 Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma | Optic nerve sheath meningioma. Note optociliary vein at 3:00. The disc is atrophic. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Chronic optic disc swelling caused by optic nerve sheath meningioma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Chronic optic disc swelling caused by optic nerve sheath meningioma. | Image |
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F203 Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma | Optic nerve sheath meningioma. Note optociliary vessels on the disc. The disc is partially atrophic and blurred by previous edema. The cause of the choroidal scar was not determined. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Chronic optic disc swelling caused by optic nerve sheath meningioma. DIsease/ Diagnos... | Image |
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F204 Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma | Optic disc swelling due to meningioma. Notice choroidal folds through the macula of left eye. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Chronic optic disc swelling caused by optic nerve sheath meningioma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Chronic optic disc swelling caused by optic nerve sheath meningioma. | Image |
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F205 Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma | Optic nerve meningioma of right optic nerve. Progressive visual field loss. Notice macular star and "cotton wool" spots. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Chronic optic disc swelling caused by optic nerve sheath meningioma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Chronic optic disc swelling caused by optic nerve sheath m... | Image |
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F206 Intracavernous Meningioma Extending Into the Orbit | Intracavernous meningioma extending into the orbit. Female patient. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Intracavernous meningioma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Neoplastic papillopathy. | Image |
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F2b06 Optic Disc Swelling from Optic Glioma | Right eye. Optic glioma with disc swelling. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Optic nerve glioma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic nerve swelling secondary to retrobulbar optic glioma. | Image |
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F2b07 Optic Disc Swelling from Optic Glioma | 6 year old with neurofibromatosis (NF1). Right eye went blind. Light perception. Optic canal enlargement due to glioma. Notice optociliary vessels. Same patient as F2b_8. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Optic nerve glioma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic nerve swelling secondary to retrobulbar optic gliom... | Image |
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F2b08 Optic Disc Swelling from Optic Glioma | Left eye. Optic nerve glioma. Disc swelling without visual loss. Same patient as F2b_7. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Optic nerve glioma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic nerve swelling secondary to retrobulbar optic glioma. | Image |
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F2b09 Optic Disc Swelling from Malignant Optic Nerve Glioma | Malignant optic nerve glioma of adulthood with blindness and optic disc edema. Right image shows white material extruded from the swollen optic disc. This material is myelin being squeezed into the eye from the nerve infarction. Autopsy specimen of this eye shown in F2b_10. Reference: Hoyt WF, Meshe... | Image |
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F2b11 Optic Disc Swelling from Optic Glioma | Optic disc swelling from optic glioma. Note the signs of vein occlusion and the optociliary bypass vien at 4:00. Left eye. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Optic nerve glioma. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic nerve swelling secondary to retrobulbar optic glioma. | Image |
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F2b13 Progression of Optic Disc Changes Caused by Malignant Optic Nerve Glioma of Adulthood | Progression. Group with F2b_12_1 and F2b_14_3. 69 year old male. April 22, 1992. There are signs of CVRO. Reference: Hoyt WF, Meshel LG, Lessell S, Schatz NJ, Suckling RD. Malignant optic glioma of adulthood. Brain. 1973;96(1):121-32. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Optic nerve glioma. Disease/ Diag... | Image |
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F2b14 Progression of Optic Disc Changes Caused by Malignant Optic Nerve Glioma of Adulthood | Progression. Group with F2b_12_1 and F2b_13_2. 69 year old male. Shows signs of myelin being squeezed through the optic disc into the eye. June 6, 1992. Reference: Hoyt WF, Meshel LG, Lessell S, Schatz NJ, Suckling RD. Malignant optic glioma of adulthood. Brain. 1973;96(1):121-32. Anatomy: Optic di... | Image |
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F401 Pigment Epithelial Hamartoma of Optic Disc | Optic disc tumor discovered incidentally in a 32 year old Asian woman who had no complaints about visual function in her involved left eye. Fundus slide shows granular elevation of left disc obscurring major disc vessels. Some of the granules has a shiny crystalline appearance. Near the vessel entra... | Image |
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F403 Pigment Epithelial Hamartoma of Optic Disc | Optic disc tumor discovered incidentally in a 32 year old Asian woman who had no complaints about visual function in her involved left eye. Fundus slide shows granular elevation of left disc obscuring major disc vessels. Some of the granules has a shiny crystalline appearance. Near the vessel entran... | Image |
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G101 Evulsion | BB injury of the optic nerve with traumatic evulsion. The missile went through the eyeball and hit the optic disc. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Optic nerve has been evulsed. Disease/ Diagnosis: Evulsion of the optic disc. | Image |
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G102 Evulsion | Partial evulsion of the left optic nerve. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Optic nerve has been evulsed. Disease/ Diagnosis: Evulsion of the optic disc. | Image |