title: Nonglaucomatous optic disk atrophy and excavation in the elderly.
abstract: The causes of nonglaucomatous optic disk atrophy and excavation are enumerated in people 65 years or older: congenital anomalies, myopia, ischemic disorders, transsynaptic degeneration, traumatic, compressive, hereditary, toxic and infectious optic neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Ophthalmology and Rehabilitation, A.Z. Sint-Jozef, Steenweg op Merksplas 44, B-2300 Turnhout.
authors.forename: J M J
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Roodhooft
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries / Q000150:complications