Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with metabolic syndrome
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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with metabolic syndrome.
PURPOSE Metabolic syndrome denotes a common cluster of naturally connected risk factors including obesity, elevated blood pressure, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, proinflammatory state and prothrombotic state. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is an acute ischaemic disorder of the optic nerve head and may lead to severe visual loss. METHODS We considered three patients with moderate degre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492008000100013