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2323477

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION), a common, visually crippling disorder, is discussed, with particular emphasis on differentiating AION due to giant cell arteritis (arteritic AION) from that not due to it (non-arteritic AION). Giant cell arteritis is an ophthalmic emergency because of imminent danger of bilateral total blindness, which is almost always preventable if the disease is quickly identified and treated urgently and aggressively. My studies have revealed that the best means of differentiating arteritic from non-arteritic AION is a combination of information from the following: systemic and visual symptoms of giant cell arteritis, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein, early massive visual loss, chalky-white optic disc swelling, associated cilio-retinal artery occlusion, massive non-filling of the choroid on fluorescein fundus angiography and temporal artery biopsy. Management of giant cell arteritis and of arteritic AION is discussed. Current misconceptions about AION are pointed out.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0950-222X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4 ( Pt 1)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy. Differentiation of arteritic from non-arteritic type and its management.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't