Y. Joyce Liao, M.D. Ph.D.

Publication Details

  • Congenital achiasma and see-saw nystagmus in VACTERL syndrome.

    Prakash S, Dumoulin SO, Fischbein N, Wandell BA, Liao YJ. J Neuroophthalmol. 2010; 30 (1): 45-8

    A 29-year-old man with vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal defects, and limb defects (VACTERL) presented with headache, photophobia, and worsening nystagmus. He had near-normal visual acuity and visual fields, absent stereopsis, and see-saw nystagmus. Brain MRI revealed a thin remnant of the optic chiasm but normal-sized optic nerves. Functional MRI during monocular visual stimulation demonstrated non-crossing of the visual evoked responses in the occipital cortex, confirming achiasma. These findings have not previously been reported in VACTERL.

    PubMedID: 20182207

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