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Bilateral Vision Loss in an Adult Patient with Woakes' Syndrome: An Unprecedented Case

PURPOSE: To report a rare case of Woakes' syndrome presented with bilateral vision loss. METHODS: A 28-year-old male with a 1-year history of vision loss in the left eye was referred to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic after sudden vision loss in his right eye. A detailed review of clinical findi...

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Autores principales: Aghdam, Kaveh Abri, Aghajani, Ali, Hemmati, Sara, Sanjari, Mostafa Soltan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9487011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36147257
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joco.joco_302_21
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report a rare case of Woakes' syndrome presented with bilateral vision loss. METHODS: A 28-year-old male with a 1-year history of vision loss in the left eye was referred to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic after sudden vision loss in his right eye. A detailed review of clinical findings and the presumed pathophysiological basis of vision loss was performed. RESULTS: Neuroimaging revealed bilateral massive nasal polyps, sphenoid sinus mucocele formation, and optic nerve dehiscence inside the sphenoid sinus. The vision in the right eye was restored after pulse corticosteroid therapy; however, the left eye remained severely visually compromised even after nasal polypectomy and mucocele drainage. CONCLUSION: Sinonasal disorders should be sought for patients with unexplained vision loss, as prompt intervention could be vision-saving in these patients.