A Female Patient with Down Syndrome and Low-Penetrance Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. [PDF]
, 2014 We present the case of a 19-year-old female with a history of Down syndrome (DS) who was referred to our neuro-ophthalmology clinic for evaluation of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON).
Frousiakis, Starleen E +3 more
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Unilateral optic neuropathy following subdural hematoma: a case report [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction Unilateral optic neuropathy is commonly due to a prechiasmatic affliction of the anterior visual pathway, while losses in visual hemifields result from the damage to brain hemispheres.
Alexandra Kretz +22 more
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Glucose availability and sensitivity to anoxia of isolated rat peripheral nerve [PDF]
, 1991 The contrast between resistance to ischemia and ischemic lesions in peripheral nerves of diabetic patients was explored by in vitro experiments. Isolated and desheathed rat peroneal nerves were incubated in the following solutions with different glucose ...
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Neuropatia óptica isquêmica anterior não arterítica bilateral após crise de fechamento angular num paciente com iridosquise: relato de caso [PDF]
, 2011 A 55-year-old woman was referred to our clinic because of a one-week history of visual loss and raised intraocular pressure in the left eye followed 4 days later by visual loss in the right eye.
ABUCHAM, Julio Zaki +5 more
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Antioxidants, 2021 Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is the most common cause of acute vision loss in older people, and there is no effective therapy. The effect of the systemic or local application of steroids for NAION patients remains controversial.
Jia-Ying Chien +4 more
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Toxic optic neuropathy in the setting of docetaxel chemotherapy: a case report [PDF]
, 2012 Background: To describe the first reported case of toxic optic neuropathy secondary to docetaxel (Taxotere®) chemotherapy. Case presentation. A 53-year-old female presented with predominantly unilateral visual loss, but extensive bilateral visual field ...
Thomas P Moloney +5 more
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2017 Purpose: To report a case of bilateral central retinal artery occlusion with both anterior and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Observations: A 65-year-old Caucasian woman presented with acute respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock.
Wei Gui, MD +4 more
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Choroidal Thickness in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy: A Study with Optical Coherence Tomography [PDF]
, 2014 Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) is the most common nonglaucomatous optic neuropathy in adults over 50 years of age. It is usually related to cardiovascular risk factors.
Abegão Pinto, L +7 more
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Optic Nerve Traction During Adduction in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma With Normal Intraocular Pressure. [PDF]
, 2017 PurposeWe used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to ascertain effects of optic nerve (ON) traction in adduction, a phenomenon proposed as neuropathic in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).MethodsSeventeen patients with POAG and maximal IOP ≤ 20 mm Hg, and
Bonelli, Laura +8 more
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Differential monocular vs. binocular pupil responses from melanopsin-based photoreception in patients with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. [PDF]
, 2015 We examined the effect of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) on the activity of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) using the pupil as proxy.
Crippa, S.V., Kawasaki, A., Tsika, C.
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