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GONZALEZ GOMEZ, Julio César; SOLIS ALFONSO, Lesly; CHEN, Zhizhong  y  HERNANDEZ ECHEVARRIA, Odelaisys. Internal carotid artery aneurysm as a compressive lesion of the visual pathway. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2021, vol.34, n.1  Epub 01-Mar-2021. ISSN 1561-3070.

The importance of early diagnosis of compressive lesions of the optic nerve is on the increase. Timely decompression of the optic nerve or the optic chiasm may bring about significant visual function improvement, whereas erroneous diagnosis may result in irreversible visual loss, neurological dysfunction or death. The causes of compression of the anterior visual pathway are incredibly varied. Meningiomas, pituitary tumors and aneurysms are the lesions most commonly identified as causes of compressive optic neuropathy without disc edema. A case is presented of a female 50-year-old patient undergoing congenital cataract surgery of her left eye without visual function improvement, alongside unspecific visual quality worsening. Visual psychophysical testing, automated campimetry and optical coherence tomography contributed findings suggestive of intracranial visual pathway compression. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and orbits was indicated to confirm the diagnostic suspicion. Cerebral angiography revealed the presence of an internal carotid artery aneurysm which was treated by endovascular procedure with satisfactory results.

Palabras clave : Compressive lesions of the anterior visual pathway; internal carotid artery; intracranial aneurysms.

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