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Photophobia in a blind eye after removal of a progressive orbital optic glioma with denervation.

AbstractUNLABELLED:
Optic glioma (OPG) accounts for 4-8% of all brain tumors in children. En-block removal of intraorbital tumor is recommended in cases with disfiguring exophthalmos and impaired vision. Surgical resection of intraorbital optic nerve (ON) poses the risks of permanent ptosis and globe atrophy. We present here the case of a 4-year-old boy with exophthalmos and near blindness due to an intraorbital OPG. Despite chemotherapy he showed progressive exophthalmos and vision loss. Bony orbital decompression with ON transection temporally reduced his exophthalmos. OPG resection was required later for recurrence of his exophthalmos secondary to tumor progression. Post operatively, he had preserved oculomotor nerve functions but developed globe ischemia. Unusually, his ischemic globe caused him to have pain and severe photophobia, which later lead to enucleation. Photophobia has been reported in blind patients. Animal models and MRI functional imaging showed activation of trigeminal pathway during photophobia in completely transected ON. However, the exact neuro-ophthalmology pathway requires further study.
CONCLUSION:
This is the first described case of photophobia after excision of OPG with ON denervation. Photophobia can be a serious side effect that significantly lowers the patient's quality of life.
AuthorsC Khai Loh, Barbara Weis, Vera van Velthoven, Charlotte Reiff, Jochen Rössler
JournalJournal of the neurological sciences (J Neurol Sci) Vol. 358 Issue 1-2 Pg. 522-4 (Nov 15 2015) ISSN: 1878-5883 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID26474792 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Blindness (etiology)
  • Child, Preschool
  • Denervation
  • Exophthalmos (etiology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Optic Nerve (surgery)
  • Optic Nerve Glioma (complications, surgery)
  • Orbit (surgery)
  • Photophobia (physiopathology)
  • Trigeminal Nerve (physiopathology)

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