Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

OPHTHALMIC IMAGE
Year
: 2020  |  Volume : 68  |  Issue : 11  |  Page : 2537-

Optic chiasm: Visualizing the visual pathway


Apinderpreet Singh1, Rajesh Chhabra1, Aditi Mehta2, Ramandeep Singh Virk3,  
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
3 Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Correspondence Address:
Prof. Ramandeep Singh Virk
Department of Otolaryngology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
India




How to cite this article:
Singh A, Chhabra R, Mehta A, Virk RS. Optic chiasm: Visualizing the visual pathway.Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:2537-2537


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Singh A, Chhabra R, Mehta A, Virk RS. Optic chiasm: Visualizing the visual pathway. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2020 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];68:2537-2537
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Bilateral optic nerve confluence at the optic chiasm, anterior cerebral arteries, and anterior communicating artery during endoscopic endonasal resection of a craniopharyngioma compressing chiasm [Figure 1]. Preoperative visual acuity was 1.4 logMAR units in right (OD) and 0.3 in the left eye with macular branch retinal vein occlusion in OD. Surgery performed using an image-guided protocol with intraoperative monitoring of visual evoked potentials as described by Miyagishima et al.[1] Complete tumor removal was achieved. There was no deterioration of visual function postoperatively.{Figure 1}

We highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and application of advanced intraoperative technology in the management of lesions affecting the visual pathway.

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