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Acute optic neuropathy in Behet disease
N Yalcindag1, N Yilmaz, O Tekeli
1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara - Turkey.
Purpose:
To report a patient with Behet disease presenting with acute optic neuropathy.
Methods:
A 47-year-old man was admitted to the authors clinic owing to sudden visual loss in the left eye. Ophthalmologic and systemic examinations were performed.
Results:
Visual acuity was 4/10 in the left eye. Fundus examination demonstrated swollen optic disc with blurred margins. There was relative afferent pupil defect in the same eye. Mega-dose corticosteroid treatment was started with the diagnosis of acute optic neu-ropathy.Ocular findings resolved within 2 weeks.
Conclusions:
Behet disease rarely presents with acute optic neuropathy. (Eur J Ophthal-mol 2004; 14: 578-80).
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