Hypothesis: A venous etiology for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1582-1585

  Levin, Leonard A ^a,b   Danesh Meyer, Helen V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; OPTIC NERVE; PAPILLEDEMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HUMANS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PHILOSOPHY; RETINAL VEIN; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 55949100226     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.126.11.1582     Document Type: Review

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