Journal article
Vascular disorders in neuro-ophthalmology
Current opinion in neurology, Vol.24(1), pp.6-11
02/2011
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e328341a5d8
PMID: 21102333
Abstract
The aim is to briefly discuss the currently controversial management of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) and central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). The role of systemic corticosteroid therapy and aspirin in NA-AION and of thrombolysis in CRAO is discussed. NA-AION is a major cause of seriously impaired vision. A recent large prospective study has shown that systemic corticosteroid resulted in a significantly higher probability of improvement in visual acuity (P = 0.001) and visual fields (P = 0.005), compared to an untreated group. In CRAO, the latest prospective study has shown that thrombolytic therapy not only has no beneficial effect but also is harmful.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Vascular disorders in neuro-ophthalmology
- Creators
- Sohan Singh Hayreh - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. sohan-hayreh@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current opinion in neurology, Vol.24(1), pp.6-11
- Publisher
- England
- DOI
- 10.1097/WCO.0b013e328341a5d8
- PMID
- 21102333
- ISSN
- 1350-7540
- eISSN
- 1473-6551
- Grant note
- EY-1151 / NEI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2011
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983980045202771
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