In order to analyze the meteorological factors possibly influencing the monosymptomatic optic neuritis in Rijeka County, northwestern part of Croatia, retrospective analysis of all cases diagnosed in Rijeka County in period from 1977 to 2001, was done. Meteorological data on monthly and yearly temperature, humidity, insolation in Rijeka County were collected from Croatian Meteorological and Hyd...

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...

exposed to varicella, but her son became secondarily infected with varicella about 2 weeks after her illness started. She had the characteristic varicella rash, most of which had already scabbed. Her visual acuity was 20/20 in her right eye and 20/40 in her left. There was a left relative afferent pupillary defect. Funduscopy showed left optic disk edema with no visible retinal or choroidal les...