title: Unilateral optic nerve sheath meningocele presented with amblyopia.
abstract: An 8-year-old boy presented with amblyopia and magnetic resonance imaging examination revealed moderately dilated optic nerve sheath with fluid. The diagnosis of unilateral optic nerve sheath meningocele was made and this case was not associated with type I neurofibromatosis. The authors report an additional case of isolated unilateral optic nerve sheath meningocele.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kim’s Eye Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dai Woo
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ungsoo Samuel
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*