Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018
Early Detection of Pituitary Macroadenomas - the Ophthalmologist‘s Perspective.
Dr. Lily Daniel, Dr. Radhika Dinesh, Dr. Christina Paul
Abstract :
Pituitary macroadenoma, primarily a benign neurological condition initially may present to
the Ophthalmologist with loss of vision.
We report 3 cases of Pituitary macroadenoma that presented to our out patient services with
headache and decreased visual acuity. Confrontation tests elicited a field defect in each
patient superior quadrantanopia in one, a hemianopic field defect in the second and
bitemporal hemianopia in the third which were confirmed by Automated Perimetry..
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed the presence of Pituitary macroadenoma in all
three. This article highlights the significance of confrontation tests in the out patient
department and careful clinical examination including testing of visual acuity, colour vision, s
winging torch light test to elicit relative afferent pupillary defect and fundus examination in a
patient presenting with headache and blurred vision.
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DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/gjra
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Dr.Lily Daniel, Dr.Radhika Dinesh, Dr.Christina Paul, Early Detection of Pituitary Macroadenomas‾the Ophthalmologist's Perspective., GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018
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Dr.Lily Daniel, Dr.Radhika Dinesh, Dr.Christina Paul, Early Detection of Pituitary Macroadenomas‾the Ophthalmologist's Perspective., GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018