To report a case of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) after uneventful cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation. Prospective, observational case report and literature review. We report the case history of a 74-year-old woman who underwent phacoemulsification and developed sudden loss of vision on the 13th postoperative day. After complete ocular and systemic e...

Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) are a group of disorders characterized by occurrence of thrombi of fibrin and/or platelets with microvascular occlusion and organ ischemia especially the kidney and brain. Hemolysis with a microangiopathic blood smear, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP syndrome) is a type of TMA peculiar to pregnancy and may be associated with neurological...

BACKGROUND: Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is the second most common after glaucoma. The effectiveness of glucocorticosteroid therapy use for non-arteritic treatment remains a subject debate. Currently, search markers diseases therapeutic window under way.
 AIM: aim this study to evaluate local as an emergency care neuropathy.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: 41 patients with...