title: Bilateral acute anterior ischemic neuropathy in diabetes: case report.
abstract: A 51-year-old white man presented with an acute bilateral anterior ischemic optic neuropathy approximately 1 month following hospitalization for a hyperosmolar nonketotic diabetic coma. One eye treated by retrobulbar corticosteroids showed marked improvement. The literature reveals that diabetic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is often diagnosed in the absence of diabetic retinopathy.
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003926:Diabetic Coma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D008775:Methylprednisolone