Multiple wedge-shaped retinal nerve fiber layer defects in a patient with optic nerve glioma in the contralateral eye: case report
This case report describes a young non-glaucomatous patient with neurofibromatosis and previous history of optic nerve glioma, which developed multiple wedge-shaped retinal nerve fiber layer defects close to a chorioretinal scar in the fellow eye. After discussing the different possible etiologies to the wedge-shaped defects, the disruption of the nerve fiber layer due to the chorioretinal lesion was considered the most plausible cause. However, further follow-up with visual field assessment, optic nerve head documentation and neuroimaging is mandatory in this case and may provide additional information to better understand it.
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Main Authors: | Magalhães,Fernanda Pedreira, Prata,Tiago Santos, Lima,Verônica Castro, Teixeira,Luiz Fernando, Manso,Paulo Góis |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
2009
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492009000400025 |
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