Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Acute Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

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Identifier 19960214_nanos_sciplatform4_01
Title Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Acute Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Creator Anthony C. Arnold; Robert S. Hepler; M. Lieber; J. Alexander
Affiliation (ACA) Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Subject Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy; Acute Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy; Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study; Visual Field Sensitivity Loss
Description To evaluate the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy in reducing optic nerve damage in acute nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Twenty-two eyes in 20 patients with acute NAION were treated with HBO (100% oxygen, 2.0 absolute atmospheres [ATA] pressure) in two 90 minute inhalation sessions per day for 10 days.
Date 1996-02-14
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1996 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 1996: Science Platform Presentations (Session 4)
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 1996. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6448t20
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 182590
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6448t20
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