title: Magnetic resonance imaging of luxury perfusion of the optic nerve head in anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
abstract: A 49-year-old woman with painless reduction in visual acuity in her left eye was found to have nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Fluorescein angiography revealed optic disc capillary leakage consistent with "luxury perfusion." Contrast-enhanced FLAIR magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed marked enhancement of the left optic disc. Resolution of the optic disc edema and the MRI abnormalities followed a similar time course. This report appears unique in documenting the MRI findings of luxury perfusion in NAION.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Oren S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Yovel
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leiba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003118:Color Perception; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D018917:Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media