title: [Acute bilateral ischemia of the optic nerve in gastrointestinal hemorrhage].
abstract: Presented is a case of a permanent, total, bilateral loss of vision occurring in the course of treatment by blood transfusions of a severe anaemia caused by a duodenal ulcer haemorrhage. The mechanism of ischaemia of the optic nerve in similar cases and possibilities of its treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Okulistycznego WSzZ w Białej Podlaskiej.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaroszyński
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zagórski
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Ostre obustronne niedokrwienie nerwów wzrokowych w przebiegu krwawienia z przewodu pokarmowego.