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[Reversible retrobulbar optic neuritis due to sphenoidal sinus disorders: two case studies]
Andrés Coca Pelaz1, Carlos Fernández Lisa, José Luis Llorente Pendás
1Servicio de Otorrinolaringología. Hospital Central de Asturias. Oviedo. Asturias. España. acocapelaz@yahoo.es
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola
|July 1, 2008
Summary
Sphenoidal sinusitis rarely causes optic neuritis. This study presents two cases where sinusitis led to optic neuritis, which resolved after treating the underlying sinus infection.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Optic neuritis presents as sudden vision loss and has diverse causes.
- Sphenoidal sinusitis is an uncommon cause of optic neuritis.
Observation:
- Two patients presented with acute retrobulbar optic neuritis as the initial symptom of infectious sphenoidal pathology.
- The optic neuritis symptoms resolved following treatment for the sphenoidal sinusitis.
Findings:
- This suggests a potential causal link between sphenoidal sinusitis and optic neuritis.
- Successful treatment of sinusitis, either medically or surgically, can reverse optic neuritis.
Implications:
- Clinicians should consider sphenoidal sinusitis in cases of unexplained optic neuritis.
- Early diagnosis and treatment of sphenoidal sinusitis may prevent permanent vision loss from optic neuritis.
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