| Identifier |
20110208_nanos_posters_120 |
| Title |
The Use of Pentoxifylline in the Prevention of Second Eye Involvement in Patients with NAION |
| Creator |
Peter Quiros; Louis Hirsch; Alfredo A. Sadun |
| Affiliation |
(PQ) (LH) (AAS) University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
| Subject |
NAION; Second Eye Involvement; Pentoxifylline; IONDT |
| Description |
NAION is a common cause of acute optic nerve disease in patients over 55 years of age. There is no accepted method for the prevention or reduction of the likelihood of second eye involvement. The rate of second eye involvement according to the 5 year data from the IONDT was approximately 15%. |
| 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/s6s78ntq |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
181718 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s78ntq |
