| Title |
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| A case of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following cilioretinal artery occlusion |
| Authors |
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| Liping Zhou, Xiaochun Mao |
| Presenting |
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| Liping Zhou |
| PURPOSE: |
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| A case report of cilioretinal artery occlusion (CLRAO) complicated by non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). |
| METHODS: |
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| A 62-year-old female patient presenting with right eye visual impairment underwent an ophthalmic examination. This examination included fundus photography, fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), visual field testing, optic nerve optical coherence tomography (OCT), macular optical coherence tomography (OCT), and visual evoked potential (VEP). |
| RESULTS: |
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| Upon initial presentation, the right optic disc exhibited edema with indistinct, pale margins. Additionally, tongue-shaped, grayish-white retinal edema extended from the optic disc to the macular area, involving the macula, and the arteries appeared attenuated. Four days after the onset of symptoms, subsequent examination revealed hyperemia and edema of the right optic disc, with markedly blurred and indistinct margins. The grayish-white retinal edema had worsened. |
| CONCLUSIONS: |
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| This case report illustrates the potential for non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) to develop subsequent to central retinal artery occlusion (CLRAO), possibly attributable to mechanical compression of the arterial circulation. |