CASE REPORT We report the case of a young patient with unilateral anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, with no known cardiovascular risk factors and visual acuity preserved with positive anticardiolipin antibodies as a unique find. DISCUSSION Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in the context of antiphospholipid syndrome is an uncommon finding, but it must be considered in the dia...

The association between Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy and multiple sclerosis has encouraged the search for susceptibility genes in multiple sclerosis. This symbiotic relation is reversed in the paper by Inglese et al (this issue, pp 444–449) in which magnetic resonance (MR) techniques originally developed for studying multiple sclerosis were applied to patients with Leber’s hereditary opt...

IMPORTANCE Radial optic neurotomy (RON) was first described by Opremcak as a treatment for patients with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The most common cause of visual loss in patients with optic disc drusen is nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). The pathogenesis of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with optic disc drusen is assumed to be si...

Purpose To report a case of bilateral central retinal artery occlusion with both anterior and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Observations A 65-year-old Caucasian woman presented with acute respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock. After treatment with vasopressors and prolonged prone positioning, she was noted to be bilaterally completely blind on hospitalization day 12. Evaluatio...