Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in a patient with optic disc drusen

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-160

  Liew, S C K ^a   Mitchell, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy; Optic disc drusen; Small optic discs; Visual loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED PERIMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUSEN; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC DISK ANOMALY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

AGED; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; OPTIC DISK DRUSEN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PERIMETRY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0033056038     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1606.1999.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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