Very Poor Visual Acuity in Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy.

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Author	Dattilo, Michael Tian, Tian Peragallo, Jason H. Newman, Nancy J. Biousse, Valérie
Copyright Year	2020
Abstract	ABSTRACT Very poor (hand motion or worse) visual acuity at presentation is highly unusual in non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 151 consecutive non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy patients seen at our institution between July 2014 and April 2016 to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of patients with very poor visual acuity in non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy. Hand motion or worse visual acuity was documented in 17 patients (11%); all patients had at least one vascular risk factor and 14 (82%) had at least two vascular risk factors. Although severe vision loss at presentation does occur in non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, an extensive workup should be obtained to rule out another cause, especially arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy.
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Page Count	6
ISSN	01658107
Volume Number	45
DOI	10.1080/01658107.2020.1785509
PubMed Central reference number	PMC7945997
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	33762784
Journal	Neuro-Ophthalmology
e-ISSN	1744506X
Language	English
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Publisher Date	2020-07-22
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Subject Keyword	Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy NAION severe visual loss visual acuity
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ophthalmology Neurology (clinical)