Quiz: Pain with Chewing
A 73-year-old woman has pain with chewing and headaches. She lost vision suddenly in the eye shown. There is a relative afferent pupillary defect.
Library Topic: Neuro-Ophthalmology
Quiz: Monocular Elevation Deficiency
This 15-year-old girl presented with ptosis and inability to elevate the right eye past the horizontal median noted since early childhood, possibly since birth. Abduction and adduction of both eyes are normal.
Quiz: Brief Episodes of Visual Blur
A 24-year-old obese woman complains of brief episodes of visual blur in the right eye. She is having headaches. Visual acuity is 20/20 OU (6/6 OU) and there is no relative afferent pupillary defect. Visual fields are full to confrontation and exam is otherwise normal except for the fundus appearance.
Lecture: Deadly Ptosis
Adult onset ptosis is often a benign mechanical condition. However, acquired ptosis can also be the sign of potentially life-threatening conditions. This webinar will cover myasthenia gravis, Horner syndrome, oculomotor cranial nerve palsy and chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Lecturer: Dr. Karl Golnik, Neuro-ophthalmologist, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA December 20, 2018
Quiz: Acute Onset of Vision Loss
A 12-year-old previously healthy male presents with acute onset of vision loss in both eyes approximately two months ago while in school. He denies any other symptoms at the onset of vision loss. He denies any pain with eye movement, nausea, vomiting, or headaches. He is on no medications and has no history of prior eye problems. He … Read more
Quiz: Intermittent Visual Blurring
A 34 year-old African American female reports a two-week history of intermittent visual blurring, worse with bending over. She reports an associated bilateral, frontal headache which lasts a few hours but improves with lying down. She denies tinnitus, loss of sensory or motor function. Her blood pressure, when checked twice daily, is never more than … Read more
Quiz: Right Eye Pain
A 31-year-old Caucasian female presents with a 2 week history of acute onset of right eye pain followed 3 days later by subjective temporal field loss, blurriness of vision, and decreased color vision. The patient reports relatively severe pain with eye movements. Other history is not significant. Examination showed best corrected visual acuity of 20/50 … Read more
Lecture: Neuroimaging in Ophthalmology
This live webinar covers indications to order CT, CTA, MRI, MRA and other relevant neuroimaging modalities. Numerous scans are shown illustrating many neuro-ophthalmic conditions. Lecturer: Dr. Karl Golnik, Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Transcript (To translate please select your language to the right of this page) DR … Read more
Quiz: Neuroretinitis
A 12-year-old male reports a one day history of “blurred vision.” No pain, history of trauma, or other complaints. He states that his vision seems “cloudy.” He lives with his parents, two siblings, and multiple cats and kittens. His exam is significant for a visual acuity of 20/20 in the right eye and 20/40 in … Read more