50% of Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Occurs between 40-55 Years Old

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Identifier 20150224_nanos_posters_056
Title 50% of Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Occurs between 40-55 Years Old
Creator Minghui Sun; M. Ali Shariati; Y. Joyce Liao
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."
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
ARK ark:/87278/s61290hn
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 184789
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61290hn
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