Case Report
Partial Visual Recovery after Delayed Surgery in a Case of Rhinogenic Optic Neuropathy: Report of a Case and Review of Literature
Sweksha Priya1, Sujata Guha1, Tanmoy Biswas1, Shamika Ghaisas1 and Md. Shahid Alam2*
1Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Neuroophthalmology, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, India
2Orbit Oculoplasty, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Services, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, India
*Corresponding author: Alam MS, Orbit Oculoplasty, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Services Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya Kolkata, India 700099, Email: mshahidalam@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2021 Priya S, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Rhinogenic optic neuropathy is a clinical term used for optic neuritis or neuropathy caused by paranasal cysts or mucocele. Optic neuropathy associated
with sphenoid sinus mucocele is usually associated with poor prognosis. The prognosis in all these cases depends upon visual acuity at presentation and
duration of disease. Delay in surgery in all such cases leads to extremely poor visual outcome. We herewith report a rare case of rhinogenic optic neuropathy
that presented with complete loss of vision and had partial recovery of vision even after surgery being delayed for almost 3 weeks.