Unilateral Acute Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in a Patient with an Already Established Diagnosis of Bilateral Optic Disc Drusen
CASE REPORTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MEDICINE, cilt.2015, 2015 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 2015
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2015/730606
- Dergi Adı: CASE REPORTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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 complications of disc drusen. We reported the clinical course of a 51-year-old patient with a unilateral acute nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) who received the diagnosis of bilateral optic disc drusen five years earlier and thereby reiterated the association of ODD and acute NAION.