Visual loss in pregnancy.
A 36-year-old preeclamptic woman presented with bilateral visual loss upon recovery from anesthesia following cesarean section. Visual acuity was hand motion OU. Pupillary responses to light were normal, without a relative afferent pupillary defect. Treatment consisted of control of blood pressure and the patient's vision improved to 20/25 OU within 3 days.
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Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields