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August 7, 2025Case Reports in OphthalmologyOpen Access

Cancer-associated retinopathy and optic neuropathy in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma

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KBKaela BraueLCLuke K. ChehadeRFRogan G. Fraser

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Overview

Case report highlights vision loss due to cancer-associated retinopathy and optic neuropathy in a lung adenocarcinoma patient, suggesting the term CARON.

Key Points

  • MAIN FINDING: A patient with lung adenocarcinoma experienced simultaneous cancer-associated retinopathy and optic neuropathy.
  • KEY EVIDENCE: The 36-year-old female presented with complete vision loss in the right eye alongside retinal and optic nerve changes.
  • APPROACH: Extensive diagnostic investigations were conducted to link visual symptoms with the underlying cancer diagnosis.
  • SIGNIFICANCE: This case introduces the term CARON to describe combined retinopathy and optic neuropathy due to malignancies.

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Braue et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689dfe90d61984b91e13bd76https://doi.org/10.1159/000547831
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