Journal of Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. 2006; 14 (2): 77-81
in Persian
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ABSTRACT
To report a case of unilateral severe visual loss and bilateral optic disc cupping secondary to brain metastasis of bronchogenic carcinoma. A 48 year-old woman presented with severe visual loss of left eye without redness or pain or any systemic findings .Clinical findings included decreased visual acuity of left eye to 4 m CF and [+3] positive Marcus-Gunn reflex .There was asymmetric optic disc cupping associated with visual field defect in left eye The neurologic investigations showed a secondary metastatic tumor in the brain from bronchogenic carcinoma. Before making a diagnosis of normal -tension glaucoma in asymmetric optic disc cupping and normal intraocular pressure, ophthalmologists should rule out neurologic defects and brain tumors
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Language:
Persian
Journal:
J. Shaheed Sadoughi Univ. Med. Sci. Health Serv.
Year:
2006
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