Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in Buerger's disease

Coppeto, J.R.; Adamczyk, D.

Annals of Ophthalmology 20(9): 332-334

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4886
PMID: 3190111
Document Number: 323542
A 77-year-old man with a history of Buerger's disease developed an anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. This disease, while rare in the United States at the present time, is common in other parts of the world. None the less, this appears to be the first reported case of this type of optic nueropathy in a patient with documented Buerger's disease. A possible mechanism is suggested.

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