I Had NAION: Should I Be Worried About Cataract Surgery?

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Identifier 20230315_nanos_surgery1_04
Title I Had NAION: Should I Be Worried About Cataract Surgery?
Creator Anthony Arnold, MD
Affiliation UCLA Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Subject NAION; Post-cataract Surgery; Incidence; Risk Factors
Description Optic neuropathy following cataract surgery has been reported at least as early as 19461, with most early series from 1951-1973 describing onset of optic nerve dysfunction weeks to months after surgery2-6. The specific cause of the optic neuropathy in these reports was unclear, with "optic neuritis" cited in some, and simply "optic neuropathy" in others.
Date 2023-03
References 1. Vila Coro A. Atrofia del nervio optico despues de la operacion de catarata. Archivos de la Sociedad Oftalmologica Hispanico-Americana 1946;6:901-904. 2. Townes CD, Moran CT, Pfingst HA. Complications of cataract surgery. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1951;49:91-107. 3. Reese AB, Carroll FD. Optic neuritis following cataract extraction. Am J Ophthalmol 1958;45:659-662. 4. Gartner S. Optic neuritis and macular edema following cataract extraction. Eye Ear Nose Throat Mon 1964;43:45-49. 5. Carroll FD. Optic nerve complications of cataract extraction. Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 1973;77:623-629.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 49th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2023: Ophthalmic Surgery in the Neuro-Ophthalmic Patient: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
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