title: Unilateral Acute Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in a Patient with an Already Established Diagnosis of Bilateral Optic Disc Drusen.
abstract: Optic disc drusen (ODD) are calcific deposits that form in the optic nerve head secondary to abnormalities in axonal metabolism and degeneration. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, central retinal artery, and vein occlusion are among the rare vascular complications of disc drusen. We reported the clinical course of a 51-year-old patient with a unilateral acute nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) who received the diagnosis of bilateral optic disc drusen five years earlier and thereby reiterated the association of ODD and acute NAION.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340 İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ziya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340 İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340 İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Söylev Bajin
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340 İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Osman
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Saatci