Orbital apex cyst: a rare cause of compressive optic neuropathy post-functional endoscopic sinus surgery

• Main Authors: Yi, Ni Koh, Shu, Fen Ho, Pathma, Letchumanan, Singh, Harvinder, Embong, Zunaina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2017
• Subjects: RE Ophthalmology; RF Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/37101/1/%28Orbital_apex_cyst%29_IMCRJ-124524-orbital-apex-epidermoid-cyst---a-rare-cause-of-compressive-o_072817.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/37101/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5546777/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

There are various causes that can lead to compressive optic neuropathy. We present here orbital apex cyst as an unusual cause of compressive optic neuropathy in a 49-year-old male. He presented with 2 weeks painless loss of vision in the left eye with left-sided headache. He had had left function...