Biomedical subjects
Tracey Schmucker
Publications and source records attributed to Tracey Schmucker.
Carcinomatous optic neuropathy.
A man with advanced malignant disease presented complaining of vision changes in the left eye. Examination revealed an afferent pupillary defect and visual field defect in that eye. Imaging indicated carcinomatous disease of the left optic nerve, and a diagnosis of carcinomatous optic neuropathy was made.
Optic neuropathy in patient with Wegener's granulomatosis.
A 32-year-old white male presented to the Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with blurred vision of the right eye (OD) and severe bilateral retrobulbar pain. He had an eight-year history of Wegener's granulomatosis. On examination there was optic disc edema OD and extensive bilateral orbital involvement with compression of the right optic nerve by neuroimaging studies. Optic nerve compression is rare in Wegener's granulomatosis. The ophthalmic manifestations are reviewed.
Case of the month. Neurofibromatosis type 1.
A 22-year-old white female presented to the Jones Eye Institute (JEI) complaining of pain and blurred vision in her left eye (OS). Slit-lamp examination revealed Lisch's nodules, and physical examination revealed multiple cutaneous neurofibromas and café-au-lait spots leading to a new diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1).