Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
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anterior-ischemic-optic-neuropathy-181-12992046
title:
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) is a medical condition involving loss of vision caused by damage to the anterior portion of the optic nerve as a result of insufficient blood supply (ischemia). This form of ischemic optic neuropathy is generally categorized as two types: arteritic AION, in which the loss of vision is the result of an inflammatory disease of arteries in the head called temporal arteritis, and non-arteritic AION, which is due to non-inflammatory disease of small blood ves
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_ischemic_optic_neuropathy
date created:
2005-06-06T21:46:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T02:50:50Z
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