Pneumatic retinopexy is an in-office treatment to repair a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). RRD can occur if fluid seeps under the retina, causing it to pull away from the back of the eye. A gas or air bubble is injected into the eye to help hold the retina in place and aid...
The ER has already obtained lab tests including a normal CBC, an ESR of 99 mm/hr, and a CRP of 2.7 mg/dl (normal < 0.5). The ophthalmologist is consulted. Her visual acuity is 20/63 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left. There is no relative afferent pupillary defect. She ...
In a review of published cases of CRAO after spine surgery, Kumar and colleagues57 described signs and symptoms that included unilateral vision loss; no light perception; afferent pupil defect; periorbital, eyelid oedema, or both; chemosis; proptosis; ptosis; paraesthesias of the supraorbital ...
Initial testing finds an afferent pupillary defect (APD) in his right eye. All other preliminary testing is normal. The rest of the exam is normal, except for the presence of optic nerve edema in the right eye (figure 1). The left optic nerve is normal with 0.2 cupping (figure 2). ...
Nerves are further classified based on their functions and where they connect to the CNS. Depending on their function, nerves are classified as afferent, efferent and mixed nerves. Based on their connection to the CNS, nerves are divided into Spinal nerves and Cranial nerves. As the name sugges...
There was no evidence of afferent pupillary defect. The pertinent biomicroscopic examination of the anterior segment OS is demonstrated in the photographs,. Goldmann applanation tonometry measured 15mm Hg OD and 65mm Hg OS. Biomicroscopy and ultrasound biomicroscopy yielded the findings in the ...
The classic features of an optic neuropathy are as follows: (1.) central visual loss, (2.) clear view through to the optic nerve, (3.) relative afferent pupillary defect, and (4.) swollen or pale appearing optic nerve. If all these features are met, there is little question as to ...
The article offers information on the proper steps in managing patients with relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) and presents clinical examples of an APD and its causes. It suggests that physicians should ask the...