Intracranial Lesions Leading to Impaired Vision and Blindness in Aba, South-East Nigeria: A Case Series
Abstract
Background: Visual impairment due to intracranial lesions could be debilitating and may present initially to the ophthalmologist.
Ophthalmological manifestation of intracranial space occupying lesions correlates with the site of the brain lesion.1
This study aims to report 7 cases of intracranial lesions leading to visual impairment and blindness with a view to enhancing
knowledge of visual symptoms in patients with intracranial space occupying lesions.
Methods: This is a case series carried out at Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH) Aba, South-East, Nigeria. The subjects were patients who presented to the ophthalmology clinic with features suggestive of intracranial space occupying lesions from June 2013 to May 2018. Ophthalmic assessment and cross-sectional radiological investigations were carried out on all
patients. Demographic data and other relevant information were extracted from their case notes and presented below.
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