Rod Foroozan

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, US

Summary. In this article the clinical case of ocular pathology with a complete analysis of ophthalmological data were presented, that can be interested to ophthalmologists. Insufficient information about the clinical features and different diagnosis of neurological diseases, their frequent occurrence, similarity of the ophthalmologic signs can cause a large number of misdiagnoses and incorrect choice of approach for the treatment. Examination and analysis of symptoms, data of anamnesis, survey results, differential diagnosis to summarize the final diagnoses is of great importance for the young and experienced ophthalmologists.

Keywords: intraocular pressure, glaucoma, optic neuropathy, visual field loss, normal pressure glaucoma.

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Received: 10 Apr. 2018

Published: September 2018