Two cases of optic neuritis in which relative afferent pupillary defect and decreased critical flicker fusion frequency could be detected before visual acuity worsened

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 163-168

  Mukaisho, Maki ^a   Nishida, Yasuhiro ^a   Hayashi, Osamu ^a   Iwami, Tatsuya ^a   Nakamura, Jiro ^a   Yakushigawa, Hiroshi ^a   Kani, Kazutaka ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Critical flicker fusion frequency; Light reflex; Optic neuritis; Relative afferent pupillary defect; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PERIMETRY; PUPIL REFLEX; RELATIVE AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; REMISSION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035497635     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/noph.26.3.163.13968     Document Type: Article

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