purpose: to present a case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (hzo) with consequent posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (pion). case report: a 58-year-old woman with a history of hzo in her right eye which was under treatment presented with loss of vision to no light perception. on examination, positive relative afferent pupillary defect was detected; however the optic disc was normal on ophthalmosc...

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is an acute ischemic disease of vascular origin whose treatment demands urgent application of an appropriate therapy. The research included 56 patients with an acute form of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with 50 of them classified as idiopathic types while 6 had the arteritic form of the disease. In this paper, we analyze the therapeutic significance and ...

This study aims to assess 1000 mg citicoline each day given for 60 days on chronic phase NAION (non–arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy) patients. Double masked randomized clinical trial divided the patients into 2 groups: group (C–NAION) and placebo (P–NAION). Analysis was done in 17 group. There were increament of ? amplitude P50 30 C–NAION (0,775±2,6 µV) N95 (–0,356±2,992 but statis...