Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in COVID-19 infection – A case report

PURPOSE: To report a case of a non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). OBSERVATIONS: A 60-year-old healthy female without any risk factors for vasculopathy, presented with an acute painless diminution of...

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Autores principales: Sitaula, Sanjeeta, Poudel, Arika, Gajurel, Bikram Prasad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9376983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35990799
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101684
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description PURPOSE: To report a case of a non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). OBSERVATIONS: A 60-year-old healthy female without any risk factors for vasculopathy, presented with an acute painless diminution of vision noticed in the lower half of the visual field in the left eye. She was diagnosed with NAION in the setting of a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: The purpose of this case report is to supplement our knowledge about the neuro-ophthalmological complications of COVID-19 in the form of NAION which might occur even in the early stages of the infection.
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spelling pubmed-93769832022-08-15 Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in COVID-19 infection – A case report Sitaula, Sanjeeta Poudel, Arika Gajurel, Bikram Prasad Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep Case Report PURPOSE: To report a case of a non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). OBSERVATIONS: A 60-year-old healthy female without any risk factors for vasculopathy, presented with an acute painless diminution of vision noticed in the lower half of the visual field in the left eye. She was diagnosed with NAION in the setting of a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: The purpose of this case report is to supplement our knowledge about the neuro-ophthalmological complications of COVID-19 in the form of NAION which might occur even in the early stages of the infection. Elsevier 2022-08-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9376983/ /pubmed/35990799 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101684 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_short Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in COVID-19 infection – A case report
title_sort non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in covid-19 infection – a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9376983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35990799
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101684
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