An afferent pupillary defect is almost always present in the affected eye and is assessed by ... Acute optic neuritis in children differs from the typical adult form. 18–20 Optic-disk ...

Pupils were equal and reactive with a relative afferent pupillary defect in the left eye. IOP was 17 mm Hg in both eyes, and anterior slit lamp exam continued to be unremarkable.

At presentation, the boy also had an afferent pupillary defect. Issue: August 25, 2015. ... compressive, infiltrative, traumatic, mitochondrial and inflammatory (optic neuritis).

Lack of an afferent pupillary defect Various maculopathies, bilateral optic neuropathy (including bilateral DON), Susac syndrome, media opacities (e.g., posterior subcapsular cataract, corneal ...

The afferent pupillary defect in acute optic neuritis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1979; 42 : 1008–1017. CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar ...

Acute Demyelinating Optic Neuritis. Acute demyelinating optic neuritis ... and an afferent pupillary defect. Focus Point #2. Traditional measures of visual function, such as Snellen charts, ...

Symptoms and Signs. Optic neuritis is usually seen in young females between the ages 20-45 yrs.. Sudden or occasionally gradual reduction in vision commonly seen unilaterally (one eye) may involve ...

Visual recovery from optic neuritis was favorable in Taiwanese children. ... In addition, 14 patients (58.3%) had afferent pupillary defect, and 24 eyes (63.2%) had disc swelling. Of 16 eyes ...

An afferent pupillary defect is generally present, and the optic nerve may appear swollen in patients with anterior papillitis and normal in patients with retrobulbar neuritis.

A relative afferent pupillary defect suggests the presence of optic neuropathy or severe retinal dysfunction. Optic neuropathy can occur in inflammatory conditions including optic neuritis, tumor ...

She had 20/20 vision in her right eye but could count fingers only at 1.2 m using her left eye. Confrontation visual field testing identified a central defect in her left eye. An Ishihara test ...

Background: Typical optic neuritis is often the presenting manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). Its incidence in central Europe is 5 cases per 100 000 persons per year. Methods: This review ...