Recurrent visual loss due to muslin-induced optochiasmatic arachnoiditis

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 199-204

  Lee, Andrew G ^a,b   Cech, David A ^a   Rose, James E ^a   Goodman, J Clay ^a   Haykal, Hani A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Muslin; Optochiasmatic arachnoiditis; Visual loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM CLIP; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COTTON; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; RECURRENT DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031465802     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01658109709014422     Document Type: Article

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