Progressive visual loss caused by an arachnoidal brain cyst in a patient with an optic nerve coloboma.

Abstract	We examined a patient with a known coloboma of the optic nerve head who developed progressive visual loss. Documentation of the optic nerve dysfunction included decreased visual acuity, severe visual field loss, and the presence of an afferent pupillary defect. High-resolution computed tomography showed an arachnoidal brain cyst compressing the involved optic nerve.
Authors	L F Rosenberg, R M Burde
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology (Am J Ophthalmol) Vol. 106 Issue 3 Pg. 322-5 (Sep 15 1988) ISSN: 0002-9394 [Print] United States
PMID	3421293 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics	Arachnoid Central Nervous System Diseases (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery) Coloboma (complications, pathology) Cysts (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery) Female Humans Iris Diseases (complications) Middle Aged Optic Nerve (abnormalities, pathology) Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vision Disorders (etiology, physiopathology) Visual Acuity Visual Fields

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