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Superior altitudinal hemianopia and herpes zoster
K Miyashita1, K Kigasawa, Y Mashima
1Department of Opthalmology, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Annals of Ophthalmology
|January 1, 1993
Summary
Herpes zoster can cause acute retrobulbar optic neuritis, leading to vision loss. Prompt corticosteroid treatment rapidly restored visual acuity and visual fields in this case.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Cutaneous herpes zoster, a viral infection, can have ocular manifestations.
- Acute retrobulbar optic neuritis is an inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye.