Ischaemic optic neuropathy with painful ophthalmoplegia in diabetes mellitus.
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Ischaemic optic neuropathy with painful ophthalmoplegia in diabetes mellitus.
Two patients with mild, adult-onset diabetes mellitus developed a painful ophthalmoplegia and ipsilateral optic neuropathy that was relatively unresponsive to steroids. Histopathological study of the optic nerve of one patient revealed an extensive ischaemic infarct. There was ultimate recovery from the cranial nerve palsies in both patients and the optic neuropathy in one patient. Ischaemic po...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.65.10.673