Acute visual loss in association with sinusitis.

@article{Elsayed1993AcuteVL,
  title={Acute visual loss in association with sinusitis.},
  author={Yasser El-sayed and Hamad Al-Muhaimeid},
  journal={The Journal of laryngology and otology},
  year={1993},
  volume={107 9},
  pages={
          840-2
        }
}
Acute visual loss may occur in association with sinusitis either as a complication of orbital cellulitis or, less frequently, as a part of the orbital apex syndrome. We describe two cases of temporary monocular visual loss caused by sinusitis. In one case the visual loss was due to orbital cellulitis; while in the other patient it was due to incompletely developed orbital apex syndrome. This later mode of presentation is called 'partial orbital apex syndrome' by some authors and 'posterior… 
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