Neuro-ophthalmology update.
One source of ophthalmologic concern today is the normal computed tomography (CT) scan. The most important tests in any patient with visual loss are the history, fields, and office visit findings. A visual field examination should be obtained before a CT scan. The importance of aiming the CT machine by the history is stressed, and conservative approach to optic nerve sheath meningiomas is advised.
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