Citation

Adibelli FM, Altinbay D (2018) Low Vision Aid for a Patient with the Optic Neuropathy Due to Neuro-Brucellosis. Int J Ophthalmol Clin Res 5:096. doi.org/10.23937/2378-346X/1410096

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CASE REPORT | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2378-346X/1410096

Low Vision Aid for a Patient with the Optic Neuropathy Due to Neuro-Brucellosis

Fatih M Adibelli1* and Deniz Altinbay2

1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Turkey

2Niv Eye Center, Adana, Turkey

Abstract

Brucellosis is a multisystem infectious disease, which still endemic in Middle East, Mediterranean and South America. Bilateral optic neuritis secondary to the meningeal inflammation is very rare complication of brucellosis. Here we present a 13-year-old male patient with the ocular brucellosis who has optic neuropathy, concluded his treatment and low vision aid for the visual impairment.