Neurosciences News

WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Andrew G. Lee, MD, stressed the importance of medical specialists to be a medical doctor first and foremost in giving the best patient care.

VIENNA, Austria — Administration of a neuroprotective agent in eye drops may help prevent diabetic retinopathy from developing or progressing, according to one specialist. 

A 53-year-old man was referred for cataract evaluation at Lahey Medical Center. Over the previous month, he noticed a gradual decrease in vision to the point where he had difficulty driving and functioning in his career as a mailman. His primary complaint was “difficulty focusing” at far and near despite a recent prescription for new glasses.

A 53-year-old man was referred for cataract evaluation at Lahey Medical Center. Over the previous month, he noticed a gradual decrease in vision to the point where he had difficulty driving and functioning in his career as a mailman. His primary complaint was “difficulty focusing” at far and near despite a recent prescription for new glasses.

Researchers have found that supplementation with lutein and zeaxanthin improved visual processing speed and visual motor behavior.

A 53-year-old first-grade teacher was referred by an outside ophthalmologist for evaluation of diplopia and headaches.

Acetazolamide in combination with a weight-reduction diet slightly improved vision in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, according to a study. The Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial, a multicenter, randomized, double-masked study, included 161 women and four men with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and mild vision loss. Eighty-six patients received acetazolamide, and 79 patients received a placebo. Dosage was up to 4 g daily. All patients were on a low-sodium weight-reduction diet.

A 54-year-old man was transported to the emergency room from a rehabilitation facility with sudden onset double vision, left-sided weakness and right-sided facial droop. The patient had been recovering after a recent hospitalization for subacute endocarditis and a cerebellar cerebrovascular accident when he noticed sudden onset horizontal double vision that was present in all fields of gaze, inability to close his right eye and left-sided weakness.

A 51-year-old man with a history of hypertension and ulcerative colitis complained of acute blurriness in the lower half of his right visual field upon awakening during hospitalization for an ulcerative colitis flare-up. During his hospital course, he had labile blood pressure that dropped as low as 80/50. The blurriness gradually increased over 2 weeks.

KOLOA, Hawaii – When examining a neuro-ophthalmic patient, physicians must check the pupil in the light and the dark, a presenter said here.