Bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy associated with optic disc drusen and systemic hypotension.
We report a case of bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in a 23-year-old woman which was probably attributable to optic disc drusen and systemic hypotension related to peritoneal dialysis for renal failure.
Michaelson
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Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Medical Center, MA.
Behrens
M
M
Odel
J
J
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply*; D015594:Optic Disk Drusen / Q000150:complications*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*