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Staphylococcus aureus Infection of the Optic Nerve JOURNAL OF NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY Osmanovic, S., Al-Heeti, O. M., Lin, A. Y., Zivin, S. P., Justo, J., Mayer, S. M., Aakalu, V. K., Moss, H. E., Patel, M. C. 2015; 35 (1): 48-50

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented with painful vision loss in the right eye followed by ophthalmoplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated optic nerve sheath enlargement and enhancement. Biopsy of the optic nerve sheath revealed purulent and necrotic material that was positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. The patient underwent enucleation of the right eye and was treated with systemic antibiotics with clinical stabilization. Imaging, pathological and treatment aspects of optic nerve sheath abscess are discussed.

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