title: Nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in Addison's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report three cases of Nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAAION) in patients with Addison's disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a retrospective review of patients presenting with NAAION with underlying Addison's disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three eyes of two young patients presented with NAAION. Both patients had underlying Addison's disease with episodes of prolonged hypotension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first published report of NAAION associated with Addison's disease. As hypotension may be one of the few situations, in which NAAION may be treatable and the visual loss reversible, it is important to recognize and treat sustained episodes of hypotension in these individuals.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies