Blinding Anemia: A Case of Bilateral Sequential Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Secondary to Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

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Title Blinding Anemia: A Case of Bilateral Sequential Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Secondary to Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Creator Benjamin O'Keeffe; Neil Avery; Neil Aburn
Affiliation Ophthalmology Department, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand
Abstract We present the case of a 54-year-old man who presented with a 1-day history of visual loss of the inferior aspect of his left visual field with associated photopsia.
Subject Anemia, Autoimmune Hemolytic; Hemolytic Anemia; Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
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Date 2022-12
Date Digital 2022-12
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2022, Volume 42, Issue 4
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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