| Identifier |
20150222_nanos_posters_056 |
| Title |
50% of Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Occurs between 40-55 Years Old |
| Creator |
Ming-Hui Sun; Mohammad Ali Shariati; Yaping Joyce Liao |
| Affiliation |
(MHS) (MAS) (YJL) Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University/Department of Ophthalmology, Palo Alto, CA; (MHS) Chang Gung Memorial Hospital/Department of Ophthalmology, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Subject |
NAION; Age; Risk Factors; OCT; Visual Field |
| 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. |
| Date |
2015-02-22 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2015: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6894cqk |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
184462 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6894cqk |
