Open AccessOptic nerve head sarcoid granuloma treated with intravenous methyl prednisolone
Author(s) -
Shabbir Shafiq Jafferji,
Jyotirmay Biswas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.43318
Subject(s) - medicine , prednisolone , optic nerve , sarcoidosis , ophthalmology , surgery , head (geology) , edema , granuloma , anesthesia , pathology , geomorphology , geology
A 49-year-old housewife presented with progressively worsening vision in the right eye over a period of two months. Ocular examination revealed a mass arising from the optic nerve head associated with disc edema, flame shaped hemorrhages and mild vitritis. After thorough investigation and establishment of a diagnosis of optic nerve head sarcoidosis, the patient was initiated on intravenous methyl prednisolone