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Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi
2014, Cilt 28, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 077-079
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Retina and Optic Disc Infiltration in a Young Patient with Acute Lenfoblastic Leukemia
Adnan AKSOY, Murat ASLANKURT, Lokman ASLAN, Gökhan ÖZDEMİR
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Kliniği Anabilim Dalı, Kahramanmaraş, TÜRKİYE
Keywords: Acut Lymphoblastic Leukemia, retina, optic disc

We would like to draw attention to ocular involvement and regression with chemotherapy in a young patient with Acute Lenfoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in this case study. Sixteen years old female patient was admitted with loss of vision in right eye obtaining for one month. The patient had diagnosis of ALL for 4 years and and have been on remission for the last one year. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) on the right eye was counting fingers from two meters and 10/10 on the left eye. Ocular metastasis of ALL was considered as a result of investigations and anamnesis of patient. Systemic chemotherapy was started again and after a few days, visual acuity improved to 2/10 on snellen acuity.

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