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Visual deterioration is common following pituitary apoplexy. Despite this, literature is scarce regarding the epidemiology and management of the visual component of pituitary apoplexy. The author has attempted to review the pertinent literature regarding the choice of management (conservative or surgical) and the optimal timing of surgery for pituitary apoplexy and found that even completely blind eyes may have significant improvement in vision if surgical decompression of the optic apparatus is undertaken early within the first 7 days of onset of symptoms.
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Agrawal, D. (2014). Visual Outcome Following Pituitary Apoplexy. In: Turgut, M., Mahapatra, A., Powell, M., Muthukumar, N. (eds) Pituitary Apoplexy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38508-7_11
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