Optociliary Shunt Vessels: Role in Diagnosis and Treatment of Atypical Pseudotumor Cerebri

Neuroophthalmology. 2017 Apr 21;41(4):224-226. doi: 10.1080/01658107.2017.1304967. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Abstract

A 46-year-old man presented with severe visual loss and optic atrophy associated with optociliary shunt vessels. The diagnostic work-up revealed intracranial hypertension and cerebral venous sinus stenosis, with no evidence of previous thrombosis. In view of the severe visual dysfunction, both eyes were submitted to optic nerve sheath fenestration. After surgery, a regression of collateral vessels was observed in both eyes.

Keywords: Intracranial hypertension; optic nerve sheath fenestration; optociliary shunt vessels; pseudotumor cerebri.