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Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 12/2009

01-12-2009 | Editorial

Management of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

Author: Sohan Singh Hayreh

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 12/2009

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Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) is one of the major causes of seriously impaired vision among the middle-aged and elderly population; in addition, contrary to popular belief, it also occurs in young persons, though less commonly. In spite of it being a common disease, almost all publications on NA-AION contain the following two statements: (1) “Pathogenesis of NA-AION is unknown.” and (2) “There is no known treatment for NA-AION.”. Given the current state of our knowledge on NA-AION, neither statement is correct, as will be evident from the following short discussion. (Both pathogenesis and management of NA-AION are discussed at length elsewhere [1, 2]). …
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Metadata
Title
Management of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Author
Sohan Singh Hayreh
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 12/2009
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-009-1181-8

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