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Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with interferon and ribavirin in a patient with hepatitis C

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2017
Purpose: To report a case of a temporal artery biopsy negative anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with a recently completed course of pegylated interferon 2 α with ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C. Observations: Despite the early presentation
Walid Sharif, Khayam Sheikh, Ian De Silva, Samer Elsherbiny   +3 more
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COVID-19 Vaccine-Associated Optic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review of 45 Patients

Vaccines, 2022
We provide a systematic review of published cases of optic neuropathy following COVID-19 vaccination. We used Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, and Google Scholar.
Ayman G. Elnahry, Mutaz Y. Al-Nawaflh, Aisha A. Gamal Eldin, Omar Solyman, Ahmed B. Sallam, Paul H. Phillips, Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny   +6 more
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Presumed clomiphene-induced optic neuropathy: A case report

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2021
Background: Clomiphene citrate is an estrogen receptor ligand with mixed agonistic–antagonistic properties used for the treatment of female and male infertility.
Yousef Alizadeh, Zahra Moravvej, Yaser Khakpour, Ebrahim Azaripour, Mitra Akbari, Reza Soltani-Moghadam   +5 more
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Optic nerve neuropathies – causative factors, methods of diagnostics, current and future possibilities of treatment

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Introduction:  Optic neuropathies are a broad group of diseases in which the dominant disturbance is damage to the optic nerve, often irreversible. Underlying causes of neuropathy are both genetic and environmental.
Joanna Kobak, Magdalena Tyczyńska, Alicja Forma, Iga Dudek, Amr Maani, Patryk Zembala, Jacek Baj   +6 more
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Unilateral Acute Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in a Patient with an Already Established Diagnosis of Bilateral Optic Disc Drusen

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2015
Optic disc drusen (ODD) are calcific deposits that form in the optic nerve head secondary to abnormalities in axonal metabolism and degeneration. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, central retinal artery, and vein occlusion are among the rare vascular ...
Ziya Ayhan, Aylin Yaman, Meltem Söylev Bajin, A. Osman Saatci   +3 more
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Inadvertent antihypertensive double dosing with concurrent Tadalafil use - A double whammy on the optic nerve!

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2022
Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is the most common acute unilateral optic neuropathy in adults over the age of 50. Nocturnal hypotension has been hypothesized as the potential cause of NAION.
Samuel A Minaker, Arun N E Sundaram
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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting With Ocular Symptoms: Clinical Characteristics and Multimodal Imaging in a Chinese Case Series

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeTo evaluate demographic and clinical characteristics of a Chinese population with giant cell arteritis using multimodal imaging focusing on ophthalmic examinations.DesignRetrospective observational case series.Materials and MethodsIn the neuro ...
Qian Chen, Weimin Chen, Chaoyi Feng, Deshan Gong, Jiong Zhang, Yingwen Bi, Ping Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Xinghuai Sun, Guohong Tian, Guohong Tian   +10 more
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Optic neuritis

Neurologijos seminarai, 2019
Optic neuritis (ON) is a quite common condition and most neurologists are familiar with it. However, some studies show that at least 10% of cases are overdiagnosed.
J. Katelytė , R. Liutkevičienė
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Surgery for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy [PDF]

, 1999
Nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy is characterized by sudden and painless loss of vision in one eye, accompanied by pallid swelling of the optic disc. Although various medical interventions, such as corticosteroids and phenytoin sodium, have been used to treat nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy, no therapy has been proven effective.The ...
K, Dickersin, E, Manheimer
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Bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy after transurethral prostatic resection: a case report

BMC Ophthalmology, 2006
Background Nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy affects the anterior portion of the optic nerve and is characterized by sudden, painless visual loss. The affected eye has a relative afferent pupillary defect. The typical funduscopic appearance includes
Maldonado Miguel J, Garcia-Layana Alfredo, Sadaba Luis M, Berian Jose M   +3 more
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