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Neuroimaging findings from MRI and <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET were evaluated, along with treatment responses to pharmacological interventions and filter glasses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The sample comprised 27 men and 36 women, with a mean age of 27±11 years (mean±SD) and onset age of 22.4±11 years. Common symptoms included floaters, palinopsia, anxiety, and depression. Fourteen participants attributed VSS onset to specific ophthalmic events (e.g. refractive surgery or ophthalmic examinations with bright-light). <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET scans showed hypermetabolism in the visual cortices (81.8%), with no significant MRI abnormalities. Lamotrigine (18.9%), alprazolam (20%), and filter glasses (32.1%) showed modest efficacy in reducing the intensity of VSS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Korean patients with VSS exhibited clinical features, neuroimaging findings, and treatment responses similar to those reported in Western populations. Ophthalmic procedures, such as refractive surgery and bright-light examinations, may act as potential triggers in susceptible individuals. Although functional imaging, including <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET, may be useful for evaluating VSS, further studies with healthy controls and quantitative analyses are needed to validate its diagnostic value. Given the modest treatment efficacy, a multidisciplinary approach combining pharmacological intervention, filter glasses, and psychological support is essential to optimize outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":14563,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Neuro-ophthalmic findings of Visual Snow Syndrome in Korea.\",\"authors\":\"Ha Eun Park, Hyun Jin Shin, Andrew G Lee\",\"doi\":\"10.1007/s10384-025-01196-1\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the neuro-ophthalmologic characteristics, potential triggers, and treatment responses of visual snow syndrome (VSS) in a Korean population.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>Retrospective case series.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients diagnosed with VSS at a tertiary hospital from March 2021 to February 2024. Data on visual and nonvisual symptoms, self-reported events that caused VSS, and medical and psychiatric comorbidities were chart-reviewed. Neuroimaging findings from MRI and <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET were evaluated, along with treatment responses to pharmacological interventions and filter glasses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The sample comprised 27 men and 36 women, with a mean age of 27±11 years (mean±SD) and onset age of 22.4±11 years. Common symptoms included floaters, palinopsia, anxiety, and depression. Fourteen participants attributed VSS onset to specific ophthalmic events (e.g. refractive surgery or ophthalmic examinations with bright-light). <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET scans showed hypermetabolism in the visual cortices (81.8%), with no significant MRI abnormalities. 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Neuro-ophthalmic findings of Visual Snow Syndrome in Korea.
Purpose: To investigate the neuro-ophthalmologic characteristics, potential triggers, and treatment responses of visual snow syndrome (VSS) in a Korean population.
Study design: Retrospective case series.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients diagnosed with VSS at a tertiary hospital from March 2021 to February 2024. Data on visual and nonvisual symptoms, self-reported events that caused VSS, and medical and psychiatric comorbidities were chart-reviewed. Neuroimaging findings from MRI and 18F-FDG PET were evaluated, along with treatment responses to pharmacological interventions and filter glasses.
Results: The sample comprised 27 men and 36 women, with a mean age of 27±11 years (mean±SD) and onset age of 22.4±11 years. Common symptoms included floaters, palinopsia, anxiety, and depression. Fourteen participants attributed VSS onset to specific ophthalmic events (e.g. refractive surgery or ophthalmic examinations with bright-light). 18F-FDG PET scans showed hypermetabolism in the visual cortices (81.8%), with no significant MRI abnormalities. Lamotrigine (18.9%), alprazolam (20%), and filter glasses (32.1%) showed modest efficacy in reducing the intensity of VSS.
Conclusion: Korean patients with VSS exhibited clinical features, neuroimaging findings, and treatment responses similar to those reported in Western populations. Ophthalmic procedures, such as refractive surgery and bright-light examinations, may act as potential triggers in susceptible individuals. Although functional imaging, including 18F-FDG PET, may be useful for evaluating VSS, further studies with healthy controls and quantitative analyses are needed to validate its diagnostic value. Given the modest treatment efficacy, a multidisciplinary approach combining pharmacological intervention, filter glasses, and psychological support is essential to optimize outcomes.
期刊介绍:
The Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology (JJO) was inaugurated in 1957 as a quarterly journal published in English by the Ophthalmology Department of the University of Tokyo, with the aim of disseminating the achievements of Japanese ophthalmologists worldwide. JJO remains the only Japanese ophthalmology journal published in English. In 1997, the Japanese Ophthalmological Society assumed the responsibility for publishing the Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology as its official English-language publication.
Currently the journal is published bimonthly and accepts papers from authors worldwide. JJO has become an international interdisciplinary forum for the publication of basic science and clinical research papers.