A case of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy of a male with family history of the disease after receiving sildenafil

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1443-1445

  Felekis, T ^a   Asproudis, I ^a   Katsanos, K ^a   Tsianos, Ev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction drugs; Family history; Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; COLOR VISION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; NONARTERITIC ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; PAPILLEDEMA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 81055129566     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s21243     Document Type: Article

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