Abstract:Optic nerve disease can occur from a variety of different causes, with vascular, inflammatory or toxic pathologies. In such cases, it is hardly possible to clarify the aetiology. These diseases of the optic nerve are usually accompanied by progressive loss of visual field and visual impairment. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman complaining of loss of visual acuity, visual and blurred vision in the left eye in 2010. We made the diagnosis of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). With steroid the… Show more
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