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ArticleNeurosurgery practice2025

Optic Pathway Abscess Caused by

Matthews Lan, David P Bray, Joseph Schaefer, Arbaz Momin, Aria Mahtabfar, Charlotte Marous, Christopher Farrell

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Article in Neurosurgery practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Matthews LanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5411-0534
David P BrayDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Joseph SchaeferDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Arbaz MominDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1076-2933
Aria MahtabfarDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4026-7821
Charlotte MarousOculoplastic and Orbital Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7938-3686
Christopher FarrellDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and importanceOptic pathway abscess formation is a rare clinical entity. To date, there are no reports of optic pathway abscess formation due to CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 62-year-old woman presented with acute-onset right eye vision loss and rapidly progressive proptosis, chemosis, elevated intraocular pressure, and ophthalmoplegia requiring emergent canthotomy with cantholysis. MRI brain and orbits with and without contrast revealed enhancement of right posterior sclera and optic pathway. Despite broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics, the patient developed fever, encephalopathy, and left eye reduced vision. A right eye intravitreal tap and injection of antibiotics followed by eventual right eye evisceration was performed for source control. Both the intravitreal tap and evisceration cultures revealed

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Case reportColon adenocarcinomaEndogenous endophthalmitisOptic pathway abscess

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PMCPMC12560697

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