Complications
Complication
Timeframe
Likelihood
variable
medium
Severe irreversible visual loss can occur in advanced presentations of the disease. Symptomatic patients with extensive field loss and severe papilledema should be considered for a surgical procedure emergently.
Cerebrospinal fluid diversionary procedures carry significant risks: shunt malfunction can be accompanied by severe loss of vision. People at risk for severe vision loss include black males, patients with glaucoma or marked arterial hypertension, and patients with rapid corticosteroid tapering.[1] Men are at greater risk than women for poor severe visual outcome.[104]
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