title: Acute binocular blindness.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute binocular blindness is an uncommon cause for neurologic consultation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Over the last 20 months 10 patients with acute onset blindness were seen at a tertiary cancer center. Probable cause was identified in all patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment varied and was determined by etiology of visual loss.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Six patients made a complete or near complete recovery.
authors: Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612-0804, USA. ChambeMC@moffitt.usf.edu
authors: Marc C
authors: MC
authors: Chamberlain
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Chalmers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D020526:Brain Stem Infarctions / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications