Acquired involuntary eye movement disorders, including noncomitant strabismus, nystagmus, and saccadic dyskinesia, are common ocular manifestations of many neurodegenerative diseases. These patients may experience visual symptoms, such as blurred vision, diplopia, and oscillopsia, which can significantly impact their use of vision. The goal of the management for these patients is to reduce the ...

A 26-year-old man who had neurofibromatosis type-2 with symptoms of unexplained optic disc edema is reported. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed bilateral acoustic schwannomas. Obstructive hydrocephalus, however, was not evident in spite of his severe disc edema and visual loss. After partial removal of the right acoustic schwannoma, symptoms of intracranial hypertension, such as vomitin...

copies of structured questionnaires were administered to frequent computer users between the ages of 10 and 35 years (not having presbyopia) with exclusion criteria of magnitude +1 hyperopia. One hundred and three (103) completed questionnaires were returned and analyzed. Three (3) visual symptoms namely: eyestrain, blurred distance vision and headache were used in the study since these symptom...

Patients with 'visual snow' report continuous tiny dots in the entire visual field similar to the noise of an analogue television. As they frequently have migraine as a comorbidity with ophthalmological, neurological and radiological studies being normal, they are offered various diagnoses, including persistent migraine aura, post-hallucinogen flashback, or psychogenic disorder. Our aim was to ...

Dementia presenting with prominent higher order visual symptoms may be observed in a range of neurodegenerative conditions and is often challenging to diagnose. Objectives To describe cases of progressive dementia presenting with prominent visual cortical symptoms. Methods We conducted a retrospective search of cases of progressive dementia with predominant visual symptoms, seen at our deme...

UNLABELLED This review aims to summarize existing information concerning visual disturbances in (pre) eclampsia that have been described in the literature. Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Visual disturbances in (pre)eclampsia seem to be frequent phenomena. Therefore, the obstetrician/gynecologist may encounter women with serious...

This review describes the oculo-visual problems likely to be encountered in Parkinson's disease (PD) with special reference to three questions: (1) are there visual symptoms characteristic of the prodromal phase of PD, (2) is PD dementia associated with specific visual changes, and (3) can visual symptoms help in the differential diagnosis of the parkinsonian syndromes, viz. PD, progressive sup...

objective: the present study aimed to compare mental health of female athlete and non-athlete students in the city of indica. the research methodology was a descriptive survey, which initially described the mental health and then compared it among the students. methods: the statistical population of the study included all high school girls in the academic year of 2012-2013 in the city of indica...

purpose: to report a case of spinal cord tumor with visual symptoms and papilledema due to increased intracranial pressure. patient and findings: a 24-year-old woman was referred because of recent blurred vision in both eyes. visual acuity was 20/25 and 20/20 in the right and left eyes, respectively. fundoscopy revealed bilateral papilledema. other ophthalmic examinations were normal. visual fi...

OBJECTIVE To determine mean change in visual acuity, central corneal thickness and symptoms in patients with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy after treatment with corneal collagen crosslinking. METHODS This quasi experimental study was conducted at Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan from April 2015 to Nov 2015. A total of 24 eyes of 24 patients were included in the ...