Optic disc drusen and episodic visual loss.
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Optic disc drusen and episodic visual loss.
A case is reported in which recurrent episodes of visual loss occurred over a period of 26 years in a patient with bilateral optic disc drusen. Visual field loss was associated with episodes of ischaemic optic neuropathy. The possible mechanism is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.71.7.537