Bilateral Optic Neuritis Mimicking Bilateral Optic Perineuritis

Bilateral optic neuritis in pregnancy.

A 25-year old primigravida at 11-weeks period of amenorrhoea presented with bilateral optic neuritis following Varicella Zoster viral (VZV) infection. She was serologically positive for systemic lupus erythematosus but negative for virus. The exact pathogenesis of the patient's severe optic neuritis, adduction and neurological deficit was unknown. The initiation of high dose steroids for opt...

Bilateral optic neuritis following cataract extraction.

OPTIC neuritis is a rare sequel of cataract extraction. Reese and Carroll (1958) described seventeen cases, of which nine were their own. Three of the patients, who had both eyes operated on, suffered the same complication in the second eye, but seven other patients had no complications in the second eye. They had found no other definite cases in the literature, and we have found only two furth...

Bilateral optic neuritis due to isoniazid (INH).

Optic nerve involvement is a rare side effect of isoniazid (INH) and has not been described in children. We describe this adverse reaction in a 10-year-old boy, who was treated for tuberculous meningitis. The patient showed almost complete resolution following withdrawal of INH and administration of pyridoxine and steroids.

Bilateral optic neuritis after inactivated influenza vaccination.

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...