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| Robert A AverySummaryAffiliation: Children's National Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with optic pathway gliomasRobert A Avery
Division of Ophthalmology, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 151:542-9.e2. 2011..To determine the relationship of high-contrast visual acuity (VA) and low-contrast letter acuity with retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in children with optic pathway gliomas...
CSF opening pressure in children with optic nerve head edemaR A Avery
Department of Neurology, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Neurology 76:1658-61. 2011..This study describes the range of OP for children with ONHE and compared them to age-matched controls without ONHE...
Myopia associated with optic nerve gliomas in neurofibromatosis type 1Alejandra G de Alba Campomanes
Division of Ophthalmology, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
J AAPOS 16:89-91. 2012..To our knowledge, the association of myopia ipsilateral to the presence or growth of optic nerve gliomas has not been reported...
Optic pathway gliomasRobert A Avery
Department of Neurology, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
J Neuroophthalmol 31:269-78. 2011..Childhood optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are low-grade neoplasms intrinsic to the optic nerve, optic chiasm, tracts, and radiations. The management of OPGs is still a highly controversial topic among neuro-ophthalmologists...
Visual acuity in children with low grade gliomas of the visual pathway: implications for patient care and clinical researchRobert A Avery
Department of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics and Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Center, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Neurooncol 110:1-7. 2012..This review describes the VA assessment in children with OPGs and proposes a standardized VA testing protocol for future pediatric OPG clinical treatment trials...
Visual and systemic outcomes in pediatric ocular myasthenia gravisStacy L Pineles
Neuro Ophthalmology Service, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 150:453-459.e3. 2010..To evaluate visual and systemic outcomes in pediatric patients with purely ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) treated at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia...
Vitamin B12 optic neuropathy in autismStacy L Pineles
Neuro Ophthalmology Service, Division of Neuro ophthalmology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pediatrics 126:e967-70. 2010..Physicians must have a high index of suspicion when evaluating children with autism and visual loss to detect this rare cause of optic atrophy...
Patient position during lumbar puncture has no meaningful effect on cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure in childrenRobert A Avery
Division of Neurology, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 4399, USA
J Child Neurol 25:616-9. 2010....
Symptomatic increased intracranial pressure due to arachnoid cystsSashank Prasad
Neuro Ophthalmology Service, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatr Neurol 44:377-80. 2011..These cases illustrate the potential for arachnoid cysts to outstrip compensatory mechanisms and cause signs and symptoms requiring definitive surgical intervention...
