Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy at high altitude.
High altitude retinopathy with various manifestations is common after exposure to high altitude. Inadequate autoregulatory response of the retinal vascular system is thought to be responsible for this. We report a case of anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy following exposure to high altitude.
Bandyopadhyay
Supratik
S
Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India.
Singh
Ramandeep
R
Gupta
Vishali
V
Gupta
Amod
A
D000328:Adult; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications*; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields