This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (3)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Neil D. Gross, MD; Albert Hornblass, MD
New York

Arch Ophthalmol. 1989;107(2):171.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

To the Editor.

—We ligated an arteriovenous malformation of the orbit using a Heifetz aneurysm clamp and found the technique to have several advantages.

Report of a Case.

—A 60-year-old woman complained of headaches for one year. She noted intermittent "shooting pains" in the left eye. During this period she also noticed gradually progressive proptosis of the left eye.

On examination, near vision measured J1 OU with a +2.00 addition. Her left upper and lower eyelids appeared full, with dilated superficial veins and episcleral venous congestion. Pulsations were palpable through the left upper eyelid. Hertel exophthalmometry readings were 12 OD and 19 OS. By applanation tonometry, intraocular pressures were 12 mm Hg OD and 26 mm Hg OS. Results of slit-lamp and fundus examinations were unremarkable.

Cerebral arteriography disclosed a large arteriovenous (AV) malformation of the left orbit. The pattern of dye filling was most consistent with a dural AV . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?