Table 2: Clinical Details of 12 Reported Cases of Blindness (World Health Organisation Definition) Due to Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Case Gender Age (Yrs) Ethnicity Visual Acuity RE LE Visual Fields RE LE Time from First Presentation to Blindness LP Opening Pressure on Presentation Medical Management SurgicalManagement
1 female 24 White 1/60 2/60 <20° >40° 7 months 80cm H2O Weight loss
Diamox
Nil
2 female 6 White <3/60 <3/60 Unable to perform VF 4 months 40cm H2O Nil LP shunt
3 female 41 White 6/24 6/24 <20° <20° 3 years 30cm H2O Weight loss
Diamox
LP Shunts X3
4 male 60 White NPL NPL Unable to perform VF 2 months 49cm H2O Diamox
frusemide
LP shunt x1
5 female 59 White 6/24 6/24 <20° <20° 17 years 28cm H2O Diamox LP shunt x1
6 female 32 Black African CF 3/60 <20° <20° 7 years 6 months 40cm H2O Diamox Bilateral ONSF
LP shunt x1
7 female 26 White 6/9 CF <20° <20° >10 years 30cm H2O Weight loss
Diamox
ONSF LE
LP Shunt x2
VP shunt x1
8 female 25 Asian 6/18 6/12 <20° <20° 6 months 40cm H2O Diamox LP shunt x2
9 female 52 White 6/24 6/18 <20° <20° 3 years 52cm H2O Diamox VP shunt x1
10 female 19 White NPL 6/9 <20° <20° 10 years 29cm H2O Diamox
frusemide
LP shunt x2
11 female 46 White 6/60 6/9 <20° <20° 7 months 51cm H2O Diamox Nil
12 female 38 Black Carribean 6/24 HM <20° <20° 5 months 40cm H2O Weight loss
Multiple LPs
Right ONSF