Acute Bilateral Retrobulbar Neuritis

Bilateral retrobulbar neuritis due to insecticides.

Serial fluorescein photography in acute retrobulbar neuritis.

Fluorescein fundus photography is of value in the detection of early papilloedema (David, Heyman, and Hart, 1963; Miller, Saunders, and Ffytche, 1965). We have applied this technique to the serial study of patients with acute retrobulbar neuritis. This disorder is usually unilateral and the unaffected eye could be used as a control. Also, since papilloedema is not present at the onset of sympto...

Chronic retrobulbar and chiasmal neuritis.

AcuTE retrobulbar neuritis is a common disorder, easily recognized if the characteristic features are known, and usually followed by a good recovery of vision. In contrast to this, chronic retrobulbar neuritis is relatively rare, presents problems in differential diagnosis and is associated with progressive visual disturbance which is usually permanent and sometimes severe. This paper is based ...

Bilateral uraemic optic neuritis complicating acute nephrocalcinosis.

Bilateral uraemic optic neuritis is a rare complication of acute renal failure characterized by subacute visual loss, often in the setting of undiagnosed renal disease [1]. Acute renal failure following oral sodium phosphate solution (OSPS), resulting in acute nephrocalcinosis, is being increasingly recognized [2–6]. We describe a patient presenting with visual loss in acute renal failure thoug...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with retrobulbar neuritis.

BACKGROUND Retrobulbar neuritis in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) has been reported very rarely. OBJECTIVE To report a very rare case of HZO with retrobulbar neuritis with detailed clinical features and treatment responses. CASE A fifty-eight- year old male presented with Herpes zoster-retrobulbarneuritis in the left eye. It was characterized by decreased visual acuity, mid dilated pupil ...