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Empty Sella Syndrome

Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Oct 30 3:21pm | Replies (142)
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@schaefer45

Recently had an MRI after unexplained hemionapsia (visual field defect). The MRI revealed ESS. Has anyone else experienced vision problems due to fluid invasion and pressure on the optical chiasm?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 3, 2018

Welcome to Connect, @schaefer45
I'm tagging fellow members @sharenka @aprillelain and @rmueller628, who have all mentioned vision problems related to empty sella syndrome (ESS).

Schaefer, are your vision issues reversible? Can they drain the fluid and relieve the pressure on the optical chiasm?

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aprillelain | @aprillelain | Mar 5, 2018

Yes, mine was caused by excess Cerebral Spinal Fluid production. I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and have lost vision permanently due to it.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 15, 2018

Thanks for responding to Schaefer, April. Do you use a web reader to participate on Connect? Does the website read alright?

We haven't had much conversation on the Idiopathic intracranial hypertension thread lately. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/idiopathic-intracranial-hypertension/

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aprillelain | @aprillelain | Mar 17, 2018

I just get notified thru my email and reply thru there. I haven't gone to the website in a long time due to being active in other groups on social media. But I try to check in when I see someone added a comment or has replied here.

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