title: Acute monocular blindness secondary to fibrous dysplasia of the skull: a case report.
abstract: An unusual case of acute monocular visual loss secondary to fibrous dysplasia is presented. Orbital and optic canal decompression restored vision completely. A review of the pertinent literature revealed that operative intervention may be curative in patients with acute monocular visual loss. This finding contrasts with the chronic visual decline found secondary to fibrous dysplasia of the skull.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Bland
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015349:Vision, Monocular; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium