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Case Report
A case report of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
African Vision and Eye Health | Vol 80, No 1 | a586 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/aveh.v80i1.586
| © 2021 Raymond G. Mabaso
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 16 June 2020 | Published: 08 July 2021
Submitted: 16 June 2020 | Published: 08 July 2021
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Raymond G. Mabaso, Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South AfricaAbstract
Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) is a common cause of sudden, unilateral, painless vision loss in people over the age of 50 years. The purpose of this article was to report a case of NA-AION in a 56-year-old black man with reduced vision in the left eye. The patient had relative afferent pupillary defect and diffuse papilledema in the left eye, but no visual symptoms and/or associated risk factors. Correct diagnosis is essential.
Keywords
non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy; ischaemic optic neuropathy; optic nerve atrophy; optic disc oedema; ocular disease diagnosis and treatment
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