TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous resolution of ophthalmologic symptoms following bilateral traumatic carotid cavernous fistulae.
AU - Gapsis, Briana C.
AU - Ranjit, Roshni U.
AU - Malavade, Sharad
AU - Carey, Andrew
AU - Murtagh, Reed
AU - Drucker, Mitchell D.
AU - Pavan, Peter R.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - A 38-year-old woman developed bilateral carotid cavernous fistulae (CCF) following a motor vehicle collision. Her initial ophthalmologic findings included periorbital edema, palsies of the left oculomotor and abducens nerves, and residual dilated pupils. She subsequently developed significant optic disc edema and retinal vascular dilation bilaterally. Patients with similar injuries typically require neurosurgical or vascular intervention. In this case, the patient's signs resolved spontaneously by 21 months after onset, leaving no residual ocular deficits.
AB - A 38-year-old woman developed bilateral carotid cavernous fistulae (CCF) following a motor vehicle collision. Her initial ophthalmologic findings included periorbital edema, palsies of the left oculomotor and abducens nerves, and residual dilated pupils. She subsequently developed significant optic disc edema and retinal vascular dilation bilaterally. Patients with similar injuries typically require neurosurgical or vascular intervention. In this case, the patient's signs resolved spontaneously by 21 months after onset, leaving no residual ocular deficits.
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U2 - 10.5693/djo.02.2013.02.003
DO - 10.5693/djo.02.2013.02.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 24109248
AN - SCOPUS:84905136587
SN - 1542-8958
VL - 19
SP - 33
EP - 38
JO - Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO / sponsored by Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
JF - Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO / sponsored by Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
IS - 2
ER -