NAION in a Healthy 37-Year Old: Supporting the Association with PDE5 Inhibitors

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Identifier 20230312_nanos_posters_020
Title NAION in a Healthy 37-Year Old: Supporting the Association with PDE5 Inhibitors
Creator Natalie Brossard-Barbosa; Zoe Williams
Affiliation (NBB) (ZW) University of Rochester, Flaum Eye Institute, Rochester, NY
Subject Optic Neuropathy
Description Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) has been previously associated with use of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors. The proposed mechanism is that vasodilation reduces perfusion of the optic nerve with subsequent ischemia. However, evidence of causality is inconclusive. We describe a case of NAION occurring after recreational use of sildenafil in a young, healthy patient without microvascular risk factors or optic disc drusen. We review the published literature on sildenafil associated NAION.
Date 2023-03-14
References None provided.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2023 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2023: Poster Session I: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm)
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 2023. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66mvte1
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