Korean J Ophthalmol.  2015 Apr;29(2):140-141. 10.3341/kjo.2015.29.2.140.

Bilateral Sequential Optic Neuritis in Behcet's Syndrome

• Ha A
• Choung HK
• Kim TW
• Ahn J

• KMID: 2363722
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2015.29.2.140

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Behcet Syndrome/*complications/diagnosis
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Optic Disk/*pathology
Optic Neuritis/diagnosis/*etiology
Time Factors
Visual Acuity

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Fundus photographs showing the clinical course of the patient. (A) Fundus photograph of the left eye showing severe disc swelling. (B) Fundus photograph of the right eye during the second episode showing disc swelling with a granulomatous lesion at the inferotemporal border of the optic disc. (C) Fundus montage of the left eye showing dot opacities at the mid-peripheral retina. (D,E) Fluorescein angiography of both eyes showing mild venous sheathing with definite venous beading.

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