title: Vascular optic neuropathy in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: A retrospective analysis of clinical profiles of 20 patients with anterior and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy and diabetic papillopathy was used to evaluate optic neuropathy in diabetes. We found that vascular optic neuropathy in diabetic patients resulted from microangiopathy, macroangiopathy, and certain structural factors in the optic nerve head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields