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Report of Two Cases

ROBERT T. WONG, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1950;43(3):454-457.

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THE ACUTE form of retrobulbar neuritis is characterized by (1) rapid loss of vision; (2) the presence of a central or paracentral scotoma; (3) a normal fundus, in 85 per cent of cases, and swelling of the disk in 15 per cent (Werner¹); (4) pain on movement of the eyes and on pressure on the globe, and (5) occasional peripheral field defects. This syndrome has been extensively described by Duane² and Duke-Elder,³ and more recently by Duggan⁴ and others. However, most of the reports have been of cases of partial loss of vision, whereas cases of acute bilateral retrobulbar neuritis with total blindness and subsequent restoration of normal vision have not been adequately recorded.

Fuchs⁵ reported in detail 2 cases of bilateral involvement with complete loss of vision without recovery and referred to the condition as "malignant retrobulbar neuritis." Lo Wen-Bin⁶ reported a case . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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HONOLULU, T. H.

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