Ockham's razor revisited: decreased visual acuity secondary to keratoconus in a patient with intracranial hypertension.
Both intracranial hypertension and keratoconus may be associated with visual impairment. The authors present a case of a young female with poor right vision that did not improve despite treatment of her intracranial hypertension. Ophthalmic consultation diagnosed keratoconus as the cause.
Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. adrianfungi@yahoo.com.au
Adrian T
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Fung
Domit
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Azar
Samantha
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Fraser-Bell
Peter
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McCluskey
John
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Grigg
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000150:complications*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity