Identifier |
20150224_nanos_posters_056 |
Title |
50% of Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Occurs between 40-55 Years Old |
Creator |
Minghui Sun; M. Ali Shariati; Y. Joyce Liao |
Description |
"Non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is the most common acute optic neuropathy in those older than 50.1-2 and young onset NAION has been reported in 4-23% of patients.1-4 Aging is a risk factor for NAION, and the normal rate of retinal ganglion cell axonal loss triples after 50.5 The aim of our study is to investigate the age of onset of NAION and correlation with risk factors." |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s61290hn |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
184789 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61290hn |