Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a patient with positive antinuclear antibody and lupus anticoagulant findings

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 132-135

  Togashi, Mika ^a   Numata, Konomi ^a   Yamamoto, Shuichi ^a   Hayasaka, Seiji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior ischemic neuropathy; Antiphospholipid antibodies; Lupus anticoagulant

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029988183     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: 14230267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000310691     Document Type: Article

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