Ischemic Optic Neuropathies — Flashcards

AION is due to the interference in the circulation of the _____ artery supplying the anterior part of the optic nerve.

Hyperemic optic disc with telangiectatic (non-leaky on FFA) capillaries is suggestive of _____.

Multiple sclerosis may cause _____, resulting in sudden loss of vision and Marcus Gunn pupils

Without treatment, patients with _____ arteritis are at high risk for blindness

Hyperemic disc edema is seen in _____AAION

_____ is a condition of abnormal myelination of the nerve fibers of the retina, where myelination continues beyond lamina cribrosa and spreads into the retina beyond the optic disc.

_____ sign is seen in optic nerve hypoplasia

Hyperemic optic disc with telangiectatic (non-leaky on FFA) capillaries is suggestive of _____.

Early stage of papilledema is characterised by obscuration of disc margins (_____ margin first), and absence of spontaneous venous pulsations of the disc

Papilledema leads to blockage of _____, axonal swelling and collection of extracellular fluid