title: Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and refraction.
abstract: A small cup-disk ratio has been reported as a risk factor in non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Hyperopia is possibly related with a small cup-disk ratio. The purpose of the present study is to compare the refraction of 37 eyes with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with a sex and age matched control group of 74 eyes. In our study, mild hyperopia was more frequently observed in the anterior ischemic optic neuropathy group than in the control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital St. Rafaël, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Philips
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dralands
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Missotten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012189:Retrospective Studies