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Optic Neuropathy Due to Compression by an Ectatic Internal Carotid Artery Within the Orbital Apex

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ABSTRACT: Neurovascular compression is a rare but potentially treatable cause of optic neuropathy. Although incidental contact of the cisternal optic nerve and internal carotid artery (ICA) is common, compressive optic neuropathy occurring within the...

Cerebral visual impairment in CDKL5 deficiency disorder: vision as an outcome measure

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AIM: To characterize the neuro-ophthalmological phenotype of cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency disorder (CDD) and assess visual acuity as a reproducible, quantitative outcome measure. METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from...

Neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of Susac syndrome

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review discusses general features and organ-specific presentations of Susac syndrome as well as diagnosis and treatment.RECENT FINDINGS: Latest literature regarding demographics, new diagnostic modalities such as optical coherence...

Orbital Vasculopathy With Unexpected Finding of Calcium Oxalosis in the Context of a Clinical Diagnosis of Optic Neuropathy

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BACKGROUND: There are few reports of histopathology of any form of optic neuropathy. This article provides histopathologic findings of an adult-onset, nonprogressive optic neuropathy that was diagnosed clinically as nonacute, nonarteritic anterior...

Simmons Lessell, MD

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BIOGRAPHY Born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Amherst College, Dr. Lessell attended Cornell Medical College. His neurology residency at the University of Vermont first stimulated his interest in neuro-ophthalmology.  Two years of clinical practice...

Neuroimaging diagnostic and monitoring approaches in ophthalmology

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We review new applications of optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology in neuro-ophthalmology. We also describe new technologies for visualizing the extracranial vessels in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). RECENT...

Afferent and Efferent Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of Coronavirus Disease 19

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PURPOSE: To provide a summary of the neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) documented in the literature thus far. METHODS: The PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched using the keywords: Neuro-Ophthalmology, COVID...

Aubrey Gilbert Receves Fight for Sight-NANOS Research Award

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Aubrey L. Gilbert ( Boston Children's Hospital/ Mass. Eye and Ear), a clinical fellow in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, received the 2015/2016 Fight for Sight (FFS)-North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) Research Award. This joint...

Neurobiology of Photophobia

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BACKGROUND: Photophobia is commonly associated with migraine, meningitis, concussion, and a variety of ocular diseases. Advances in our ability to trace multiple brain pathways through which light information is processed have paved the way to a better...

Assessment of Pediatric Optic Neuritis Visual Acuity Outcomes at 6 Months

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Importance: Optic neuritis (ON) in children is uncommon. There are limited prospective data for visual acuity (VA) outcomes, associated diseases, and neuroimaging findings. Prospective data from a large sample would be useful for counseling families on...

Case 292: Lyme Neuroborreliosis

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History A 24-year-old right-handed woman presented to a neuro-ophthalmology clinic in Massachusetts in the summer with acute binocular diplopia when looking down and to the left, which started about 1 month earlier. Her medical history was notable for...

Case 292

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History A 24-year-old right-handed woman presented to a neuro-ophthalmology clinic in Massachusetts in the summer with acute binocular diplopia when looking down and to the left, which started about 1 month earlier. Her medical history was notable for...