Abstract
Late-onset visual loss is a complication of nerve entrapment and increased intracranial pressure. We hereby describe the first case in Eastern Africa. A 23 year-old lady presented with sudden blindness, headaches and body weakness. She had previously had treatment for multiple unexplained fractures. Findings of optic nerve entrapment explained this blindness. This case highlights the need to have a high index of suspicion in cases of unexplained fractures with late-onset blindness.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1302
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 11(3), 407-411
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Wangai, A. M., Waa, S., Amayo, M., Erastus, & Olunya, O. (2025). Late-onset Visual Loss in Osteopetrosis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 11(3), 407-411. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1302
MLA 9
Wangai, Abdul-Majid, et al. "Late-onset Visual Loss in Osteopetrosis." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, 2025, pp. 407-411. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1302.
Chicago (author–date)
Wangai, Abdul-Majid, Sheila Waa, Maryam Amayo, Erastus, and Oluoch Olunya. 2025. "Late-onset Visual Loss in Osteopetrosis." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 11 (3): 407-411. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1302.
Harvard
Wangai, A. M., Waa, S., Amayo, M., Erastus and Olunya, O. (2025) 'Late-onset Visual Loss in Osteopetrosis', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 11(3), pp. 407-411. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1302.
Vancouver
Wangai AM, Waa S, Amayo M, Erastus, Olunya O. Late-onset Visual Loss in Osteopetrosis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;11(3):407-411. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1302
IEEE
A. M. Wangai, S. Waa, M. Amayo, Erastus, and O. Olunya, "Late-onset Visual Loss in Osteopetrosis," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 407-411, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1302.