title: Acute optic neuropathy in patients with Behçet's disease. Report of two cases.
abstract: Although acute optic neuropathy has been rarely reported in patients with Behçet's disease, a detailed description of its clinical course is lacking. We report in detail the course of acute optic neuropathy in two patients with Behçet's disease. Our experience suggests that it can be bilateral, can affect both eyes simultaneously, and can be recurrent. The severity of the visual loss and its recovery can be very variable even in the same patient. Early recognition of this entity and treatment with high-dose systemic corticosteroids may limit the degree of permanent visual loss. However, the optimal treatment has not been established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. gvorosgr@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Gerasimos M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Voros
authors.forename: Sukhpal S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: Ranjeet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pandit
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone