Identifier |
20180305_nanos_hottopic1_05 |
Title |
Optic Nerve Deformity as a Possible Contributor to Optic Neuropathy |
Creator |
Joseph Demer, MD, PhD |
Affiliation |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Subject |
Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Normal Tension Glaucoma; Optic Nerve Sheath |
Description |
The pathophysiology of most common forms of acquired optic neuropathy is mysterious, and even increasingly so. For example, elevated IOP is no longer part of the definition of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Most cases of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) worldwide are not associate with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), and progressive vision loss often continues during therapy despite normal or subnormal IOP. But IOP is considered the only modifiable 'risk factor' for POAG, so patients are aggressively treated medically and surgically to reduce IOP. The strong association with advancing age, axial myopia, and peripapillary atrophy is unexplained. |
Date |
2018-04 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2018 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
Hot Topics:What's New in the Optic Nerve? |
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 2017. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gr116x |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1315757 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gr116x |