| Identifier |
wh_ch7_p357 |
| Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) |
| Creator |
Anthony C. Arnold, MD |
| Affiliation |
UCLA |
| Subject |
Optic Nerve Diseases; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Papilledema; Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy; NAION; Anterior |
| Description |
Most (94.7%) cases of AION are nonarteritic NAION is the most common acute optic neuropathy in patients over 50 years of age, with an estimated annual incidence in the United States of 2.310.2 per 100,000 population (2,100), accounting for at least 6,000 new cases annually. The prevalence of NAION inthe Medicare Database has beenreported at 0.30%. The disease occurs with significantly higher frequency inthe white populationthanin black or Hispanic individuals. There is no gender predisposition. The meanage at onset inmost studies ranges from 5765 years. Inthe IONDT, mean age was 66 years, probably somewhat biased by the exclusioncriterion for patients under 50. |
| Date |
2005 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
| Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6768ptt |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
| ID |
186485 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6768ptt |
