Ophthalmologic complications with interferon therapy are rare and usually reversible. The anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is an uncommon complication of interferon treatment. A case of irreversible anterior ischemic optic neuropathy complicating interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C is reported. We suggest that periodic ophthalmological examinations, including visual acuity and fundus e...

VISUAL loss after nonocular surgery is a rare but devastating perioperative complication. It has been documented in a wide variety of procedures, the most common of which are cardiopulmonary bypass, head and neck operations, and prone spine operations. Ischemic optic neuropathy is the most common diagnosis in these cases. Factors believed to be associated with its occurrence are large intraoper...

PURPOSE To evaluate the optic disc area of patients with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) and arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (A-AION) and compare the results between each other and with those from controls in order to verify the existence and the magnitude of anatomical factors predisposing to the development of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. METHO...