Unilateral Optic Neuritis in a Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

YALÇINBAYIR Ö., Gelisken O., YILMAZ E.

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.33, sa.6, ss.339-342, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/01658100903267608
  • Dergi Adı: NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.339-342
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Optic neuritis, Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus, MANAGEMENT
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 48-year-old white male presented with sudden loss of vision. He had vesicular eruptions of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) at that time. His best-corrected visual acuity was 20/200 in the left eye and 20/20 in the right eye. His ocular examination revealed that he had optic neuritis ( ON) secondary to HZO. An extensive diagnostic work up revealed no underlying immunocomprise. The patient was given intravenous aciclovir along with oral prednisolone. At the twelfth month of follow-up, the vision is 20/40 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. In conclusion, accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment is needed to restore some useful vision in cases with ON secondary to HZO.