Disappearing opticociliary shunt vessels and pseudotumor cerebri.
In two patients opticociliary venous shunts occurred in association with pseudotumor cerebri. One patient underwent bilateral optic nerve sheath fenestrations, after which her papilledema resolved, and the opticociliary venous shunts were noted to be markedly decreased in caliber.
D000328:Adult; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014680:Veins; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests