title: Varicella optic neuritis.
abstract: A 14-year-old girl developed severe bilateral optic neuritis 1 week after the onset of chickenpox. Though previous case reports state that complete recovery is the rule, this child had a persistent decrease in visual acuity in the right eye and loss of color vision and defects in visual fields in both eyes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Purvin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hrisomalos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002644:Chickenpox; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014794:Visual Fields