A Shot in the Dark

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Identifier walsh_2015_s1_c2-2
Title A Shot in the Dark
Creator Joshua Pasol
Subject Optic Neuropathy; Autoimmune Diseases; Cupped Optic Nerve; MRI; Visual Field
History History & ExamA 74 year-old man with a chief complaint of difficulty with night time driving for several years as wellas difficulty going from a lighted room to a dark room. PMH of high cholesterol, BPH, hypothyroidism,GERD, glottic squamous cell cancer without recurrence, and a prior history of alcoholism. POHx:cataract extraction right eye and AMD. Medications includeMultivitamin, Aspirin, Synthroid, Tamsulosin, Omeprazole, Crestor. Drinks wine intermittently andstopped drinking after possible DT's. He owns a bar. His initial exam VA: 20/25 OU, normal IHCP,CFVF: OD constricted, OS normal. Pupils with no APD but were sluggish. IOP's 13 mm HgOU. Motility showed some slight decreased abduction OU: 5ET primary, 10ET left, 5ET right gazes.SLE: PCIOL OD, NS cataract OS. Optic nerves had 0.7 cups with difficulty in appreciating any pallor.He had a few RPE macular changes OU. The HVF appeared reliable with severe constriction OD>OS(MD -29 and -17 respectively). RNFL OCT showed a mean thickness of 69 and 61 micronsrespectively. Testing was later done.
Date 2015-02-22
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2015
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6186449
Contributor Primary Laura Bonelli
Contributor Secondary Peter J. Savino
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 179298
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6186449