Identifier |
20110208_nanos_posters_038 |
Title |
Optic Nerve Biopsy in the Management of Progressive Optic Neuropathy |
Creator |
Marc Levin; Joshua Ney; Sriram Venneti; Molly Nadelson; Mark Moster; Roberta Gausas; Nicholas Volpe; Steven Galetta; M. Reza Vagefi |
Affiliation |
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ; Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |
Subject |
Optic Nerve; Biopsy; Optic Neuropathy |
Description |
Standard work-up for optic neuropathy can be challenging, at times yielding non-specific laboratory and imaging findings. In the setting of diagnostic uncertainty, optic nerve biopsy can be considered when empiric treatment risks outweigh benefits or progressive visual decline ensues despite therapy. |
Date |
2011-02-08 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2011 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2011: 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 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vx3p1f |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
181756 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vx3p1f |