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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Image | C101 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Resolved. Associated polycythemia. Papillitis after flu in patient with polycythemia. Homosexual male. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: Post infectious papillitis. Clinical: Visual loss after the flu.. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C102 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Inflammatory papillitis in 25 year old woman. Resolved completely. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: Inflammatory optic papillitis. Clinical: Visual loss. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C103 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Optic neuritis in infectious mononucleosis. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic neuritis with mononucleosis or Epstein Barr Virus. Clinical: Visual loss associated with mononucleosis. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C104 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Post infectious papillitis with macular exudate. Anatomy: Optic disc macula. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation with lipid deposit in Henle's layer. Disease/ Diagnosis: Post infectious papillitis/optic neuritis. Clinical: Visual loss after infection. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C106 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Papillitis with recovery of vision. Woman acupuncturist. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis after inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic neuritis/optic papillitis. Clinical: Visual loss with recovery. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis; Idiopathic Optic Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C107 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Man with bilateral papillitis. Right eye. Pair with C1_08. Cause unknown. Visual field showed central scotomas. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: Neuritis of the optic nerve. Clinical: Visual loss. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C108 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Man with bilateral papillitis. Left eye. Pair with C1_07. Cause unknown. Visual field shows central scotoma. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic neuritis / Optic papillitis. Clinical: Visual loss. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C109 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Optic papillitis after wasp sting. 57 year old woman. Right eye. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic neuritis after wasp sting. Clinical: Visual loss after wasp sting. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C110 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | AIDs papillitis. Segmental. Note inflammatory focus on temporal side of disc. 29 year old homosexual male. Visual field shows huge blind spot. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: AIDS papillitis / AIDS Optic neuritis. Clinical: Visual symptoms d... | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis; AIDS | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C111 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | AIDS papillitis. Male. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: AIDS papillitis. Clinical: Visual symptoms. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis; AIDS | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C112 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Woman with herpes. Acute retinal necrosis with papillitis and arcuate neuro-retinitis. Right eye. Pair with C1_13. Reference: Margolis T, Irvine AR, Hoyt WF, Hyman R. Acute retinal necrosis syndrome presenting with papillitis and arcuate neuroretinitis. Ophthalmology. 1988 Jul;95(7):937-40. Anatomy:... | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C113 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Woman with herpes. Acute retinal necrosis with papillitis an arcuate neuro-retinitis. Right eye. Notice the large arcuate defect extending fromt he disc to the retina of retinal necrosis. Pair with C1_12. Anatomy: Optic disc; Retina. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation; Retinal necrosis... | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C114 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Epstien-Barr Virus papillitis with remarkably good recovery. Steroid responsive. Woman. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation. Disease/ Diagnosis: Epstein Barr Virus with papillitis. Clinical: Visual loss that was steroid responsive. | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C115 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | 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 di... | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | C116 Papillitis, Retrobulbar Neuritis | Demyelinative optic neuropathy with mild disc swelling. Note the mild disc margin blurring. The main focus of the neuritis lies behind the eye. 20/20 visual acuity. Anatomy: Optic disc; Optic nerve. Pathology: Axoplasmic stasis due to inflammation; Acute demyelination. Disease/ Diagnosis: Acute sub-... | Disc Swelling; Inflammatory Papillopathies; Papillitis; Retrobulbar Neuritis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Diffuse Atrophy | Primary optic atrophy following optic neuritis. 1960. Note absence of all retinal nerve fiber layer reflex in the peripapillary retina. The retinal vessels appear to lie on the retina without any tissue surrounding them. Normal looking arterioles. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Optic atrophy. Disea... | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Severe Atrophy; Diffuse Atrophy | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Multiple slit defect in the superior arcuate nerve fiber layer. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Multiple slit defect in the superior arcuate nerve fiber layer. Pair with IIB2_6b. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Multiple slit like defects in the inferior arcuate nerve fibers. Pair with IIB2_3b. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Multiple slit and wedge defects in the nerve fiber layer. Pair with IIB2_3a. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Multiple slit defect in the superior arcuate nerve fiber layer. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Multiple slit defect in the superior arcuate nerve fiber layer. Magnified. Pair with IIB2_6a. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Left eye. Upper arcuate nerve fiber layer contains multiple low density slits. These indicate nerve fiber loss. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Multiple slit defect in the superior arcuate nerve fiber layer in a 13 year old boy. Right eye. Pair with IIB2_7a. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
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Image | Multiple Sclerosis Slits and Thinning in Peripapillary (Retinal) Nerve Riber Layer | Multiple slit defect in the superior arcuate nerve fiber layer in a 13 year old boy. Pair with IIB2_7b. Anatomy: Peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Pathology: Slit-like atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis optic neuropathy. Clinical: No symptoms. | Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Incipient Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |