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CASE REPORTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MEDICINE, vol.2015, 2015 (ESCI)
Acute nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (ANAION) is the most common optic neuropathy in the elderly population without a well-established treatment. A 67-year-oldman with a sudden painless visual loss in his left eye of one-day duration was diagnosed to have left ANAION. Next day, 2mg aflibercept injection was injected intravitreally in OS. Visual acuity improved to 7/10 from 1/10 a week after the injection. Mean retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) was reduced to 159,7 mu m from 182,4 mu m at the first week. Visual fields improved dramatically during the follow-up of three months. The aim of this study is to present a case having ANAION treated with a single intravitreal aflibercept injection and discuss the place of intravitreal anti-VEGF injections in the treatment of armamentarium of ANAION.