| Title |
Incidence of Nonarteritic and Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy |
| Creator |
Lenworth N. Johnson, MD; Anthony C. Arnold, MD |
| Affiliation |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Division, Mason Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri-Columbia 65212 |
| Abstract |
This population-based study was undertaken to obtain information on age-, sex-, and race-specific incidence of nonarteritic and arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy for the State of Missouri and for Los Angeles County, California. Among subjects who were 50 or older the estimated mean annual incidence rates per 100,000 population were 2.30 for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and 0.36 for arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. White individuals appear to be at significantly higher risk of developing nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy than black or Hispanic individuals, suggesting possible genetic predisposition. |
| Subject |
Acute Disease; Older people; Female; Giant Cell Arteritis; Humans; Incidence; Ischemia; Los Angeles; Male; Middle Older people; Missouri; Optic Disk; Papilledema |
| Date |
1994-03 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| 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 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6mp88c8 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
224547 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mp88c8 |
