Bilateral loss of vision in bright light

David O. Wiebers; Jerry W. Swanson; Terrence L. Cascino; Jack P. Whisnant

doi:10.1161/01.STR.20.4.554

Bilateral loss of vision in bright light

David O. Wiebers, Jerry W. Swanson, Terrence L. Cascino, Jack P. Whisnant

Neurology

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Abstract

We describe four patients with episodic bilateral vision Impairment related exclusively to light exposure. Each had angiographically documented bilateral high-grade stenosis or occlusion of the internal carotid arteries. This phenomenon appears to be related to bilateral simultaneous retinal ischemia delaying regeneration of visual pigments in the pigment epithelial layer. It must be distinguished from bilateral occipital lobe ischemia caused by vertebrobasilar system disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	554-558
Number of pages	5
Journal	Stroke
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.20.4.554
State	Published - Apr 1989

Keywords

carotid artery diseases
retinal ischemia

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Clinical Neurology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Advanced and Specialized Nursing

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