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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep-Oct;58(5):437-40.
doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.67070.

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy precipitated by acute primary angle closure

Nikhil S Choudhari  1 , Ronnie George, Vardhman Kankaria, G T Sunil
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Case Reports

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy precipitated by acute primary angle closure

Nikhil S Choudhari et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2010 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

A 59-year-old man with a history of longstanding systemic hypotension developed asymmetric non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) apparently precipitated by bilateral sequential acute primary angle closure. NAION is very rarely reported in association with raised intraocular pressure. In contrast to optical coherence tomography, the failure of scanning laser polarimetry to detect axonal swelling was another interesting finding. Possible reasoning for these observations is discussed.

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Figure 1A
Figure 1A
Color photograph of the left optic disc following resolution of acute angle closure
Figure 1B
Figure 1B
Red-free photograph of the left optic disc following resolution of acute angle closure
Figure 2
Figure 2
Humphrey visual field, Program 30-2 printouts of left and right eye
Figure 3
Figure 3
Late arterio-venous phase on fundus fluorescein angiography of the left eye
Figure 4
Figure 4
One month follow-up fundus photograph of the left eye
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