Takayasu arteritis is a relatively rare inflammatory arteritis that can be associated with ocular manifestations. We report four patients with proven Takayasu arteritis; two patients manifested hypoperfusive ocular manifestations of ocular ischemic syndrome and anterior ischemic optic neuropathy whilst two others had exudative retinal detachment and papilledema as a result of severe hypertensio...

INTRODUCTION Here, we describe a patient who presented with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) and subsequently developed uveitis. CASE A 69-year-old man was referred to our hospital and initially presented with best-corrected visual acuities (BCVA) of 20/40 (right eye) and 20/1000 (left eye) and relative afferent pupillary defect. Slit-lamp examination revealed no signs of ocular infl...

We report a case of simultaneous bilateral nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) due to sildenafil use. A 55-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history presented simultaneous bilateral NAION 8 months after continuous use of sildenafil 4-5 times a month. At presentation, visual acuity (VA) was 0.7 in the right eye (RE) and 0.9 in the left eye (LE). The visual field showe...

Purpose We hypothesized that the edema/swelling in the retina due to acute nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) can induce retinal folds (RF). We determined the pattern and frequency of folds in NAION at presentation and in follow-up, and the relationship between folds and a number of functional and structural parameters over time. Methods We prospectively studied eyes with...

Nowadays there is no unique and well-established treatment for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, despite being the main acute pathology that affects the optic nerve in the elderly population and often resulting in a significant loss of visual acuity. The effectiveness of oral steroids is still under debate in the international literature, although many studies show that patients ...

Visual acuity and quantitative perimetry (Octopus Program 32) testing was performed in the acute (< 30 days after onset) and convalescent (> 3 months after onset) phases of disease in 27 patients with untreated NAION. Initial group mean acuity and sensitivity loss were compared to final values using the t test. Proportions of patients demonstrating a change of > 2 lines acuity or > 2 dB mean se...

This study is to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Totally 133 patients (156 eyes) were included in this study. At the first visit and follow-up visits, the patients were subjected to the ophthalmic evaluations, including the fundus photography, visual field (VF) test, fluorescein fundus angiography, and optical co...