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Craig M. Greven, MD; Tina Singh, MD; Constance A. Stanton, MD; Timothy J. Martin, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2001;119:608-610.

Immunocompromised patients are known to be at risk for varicella-zoster virus reactivation, often in atypical manners. We describe a 30-year-old man with simultaneous involvement of the retina, optic chiasm, and optic nerve with varicella-zoster virus who had a bitemporal visual field defect.

From the Wake Forest University Eye Center (Drs Greven, Singh, and Martin) and the Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University (Dr Stanton), Winston-Salem, NC.