[Optic nerve lesions in diabetes mellitus].
The present paper is a retrospective study revealing some optic nerve lesions on a group of 1.700 diabetic patients which belonged to the common casuistry of the Ophthalmologic Clinic and Diabetic and Nutrition Diseases Clinic in Craiova. A reduced frequency of optic neuropathy in diabetic persons was established such as: 27 patients (1.58%). Affected optic nerve may present various clinical aspects among which ischemic optic neuropathy is predominant (59.20%) followed by secondary optic atrophy, ischemic optic post neuropathy (33.40%) and juxtabulbar optic neuritis (7.40%).
Clinica de Oftalmologie Craiova.
Florica
F
Ignat
Doina
D
Bărăscu
Iliya
I
Perovic
Alina
A
Munteanu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003196:Computer Graphics; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies