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Moyamoya-Like Vasculopathy and Orbital Trauma: An Association.

Jonathan A AlexisJane LockLay KhoAndrew L ThompsonDavid A Prentice
Published in: Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) (2023)
An Asian man in his 20s developed asymptomatic ipsilateral moyamoya-like vascular changes following orbital and head trauma. An ipsilateral traumatic optic neuropathy with extensive optic cupping ensued. The complex embryology of the ocular vascular development is reviewed as having a potential causative role in the intracranial carotid vasculopathy.
Keyphrases
  • optic nerve
  • middle cerebral artery
  • optical coherence tomography
  • spinal cord injury
  • trauma patients