Ischemic Optic Neuropathy due to Anemia

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Identifier 91_Ischemic Optic Neuropathy due to Anemia
Title Ischemic Optic Neuropathy due to Anemia
Creator David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993)
Contributors David D. Donaldson
Affiliation (DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Retina; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Retinal Diseases; Papilledema; Esophageal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Anemia; Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi
Description Presenting Symptom: Blurred vision OD; Cotton wool spots. Pathology: Papilledema. Clinical: The patient was a 49-year old female with alcoholic cirrhosis and probable recurrent esophageal bleeding. Her hemoglobin was 3.0 gm/100 cc with a hematocrit of 14%. The vision of the right eye became blurred and the fundus showed edema of the disc with peripapillary splinter hemorrhages and a solitary cotton wool spot. Disease/ Diagnosis: Optic neuropathy secondary to anemia.
Date 1971
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Relation is Part of Ocular Fundus Slides
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6gq70fk
Setname ehsl_novel_dgc
ID 177351
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gq70fk
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