title: [The optic neuropathies].
abstract: Clinical diagnosis of optic neuropathies is based on the association of visual loss, altered color vision, relative afferent pupillary defect (if the optic neuropathy is unilateral), and changes in optic nerve appearance. Clinical characteristics often allow an etiologic diagnosis. This article emphasizes the two most common causes of optic neuropathies: inflammatory optic neuritis in younger people and anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in older people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophtalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. vbiouss@emory.edu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Biousse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology