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The time course of visual field recovery following transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas: predictive factors for a good outcome
- Source :
- American Journal of Ophthalmology. 140:170
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2005.
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Abstract
- Objective: To report the quantitative assessment of visual fields (VF) in patients with pituitary macroadenomas, and the time course and predictive factors for recovery of vision. Methods: Retrospective study of 41 patients with pituitary adenomas and visual disturbance. Patients underwent pre- and postoperative VF assessment at one week, three to six months, one year, two years, and five years using the Humphrey field analyser, which gives a quantitative measure of VF in each quadrant. Results: 36/41 patients (88%) presented with a visual disturbance. Mean (SEM) duration of symptoms was 94 (50) weeks (range 0.5 to 1500); 12 (29%) had optic atrophy at presentation. Impairment of VF was greatest in the upper temporal quadrant, followed by the lower temporal. VF recovery was progressive and apparent even at the five year follow up (p
- Subjects :
- Paper
Adenoma
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Visual acuity
genetic structures
medicine.medical_treatment
Vision Disorders
Pituitary neoplasm
Severity of Illness Index
Quadrant (abdomen)
Predictive Value of Tests
Pituitary adenoma
Internal medicine
Severity of illness
medicine
Humans
Pituitary Neoplasms
Good outcome
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Aged, 80 and over
Transsphenoidal surgery
business.industry
Neurooncology
Middle Aged
Prognosis
medicine.disease
eye diseases
Visual field
Surgery
Psychiatry and Mental health
Ophthalmology
Treatment Outcome
Endocrinology
Predictive value of tests
Multivariate Analysis
Time course
Female
Neurology (clinical)
Visual Fields
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00029394
- Volume :
- 140
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....52919c908e2a74faa344059b30be6042