title: Pneumosinus dilatans of the sphenoid sinus presenting with visual loss.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report 3 cases of pneumosinus dilatans of the sphenoid sinus associated with visual loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case series describing history of visual loss, visual examination, visual field deficits, and radiologic imaging.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three patients developed visual loss associated with pneumosinus dilatans of the sphenoid sinus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pneumosinus dilatans of the sphenoid sinus is a rare disorder that should be considered in patients presenting with unexplained visual loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 60612, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Skolnick
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Mafee
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goodwin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields