Bilateral Syphilitic Optic Neuropathy with Secondary Autoimmune Optic Neuropathy and Poor Visual Outcome

We describe the case of a 65-year-old man who suffered progressive visual loss despite appropriate treatment of ocular syphilis. Our patient initially presented with a unilateral 6th nerve palsy and associated double vision, which self-resolved over 6 months. His ophthalmic examination was otherwise...

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Main Authors: Tanya Kowalski, Dujon  Fuzzard, Isla Williams, Jonathan Darby, Heather Gwen Mack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/496142