Bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy associated with optic disc drusen and systemic hypotension

Br J Ophthalmol. 1989 Sep;73(9):762-4. doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.9.762.

Abstract

We report a case of bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in a 23-year-old woman which was probably attributable to optic disc drusen and systemic hypotension related to peritoneal dialysis for renal failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypotension / complications*
  • Ischemia / etiology*
  • Optic Disk / blood supply*
  • Optic Disk Drusen / complications*
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology*