title: Optic nerve sheath decompression in the treatment of progressive nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy.
abstract: 1. Visual loss improves when optic nerve sheath decompression is used in treating progressive nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. 2. Repeated neuro-ophthalmic examinations, including visual acuity, visual field testing, and color vision testing, should be done weekly to detect progression of nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. 3. Postoperatively, the neuro-ophthalmologist monitors for visual acuity, proptosis, evidence of retro-orbital hemorrhage, loss of normal motility, evidence of pupil malfunction, and disc hemorrhages.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spires
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care