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? Anatomy of the Posterior Pole and Anterior Optic NerveOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) is divided into arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AAION) which accounts for 15% and Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) which accounts for 85% of cases. Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is an ischemic change involves the 1 mm thickness of the optic nerve head (optic disc). It affects around 10 cases per 100,000 per year in the age group over 50.
Objective: To assess the optical coherence tomography angiography peripapillary area pattern in diagnosed non-arteritic acute ischemic optic neuropathy patients within a period from one week to 3 weeks during (acute stage while the disc is still edematous) of acute painless diminution of vision.
Patients and Methods: We enrolled 20 patients in cases group and 10 patients in control group were enrolled to assess the OCTA peripapillary area pattern in diagnosed NA-AION patients within a period from one week to 3 weeks during (acute stage while the disc is still edematous) of acute painless diminution of vision compared to the pattern seen in the normal control group OCTA, FFA and VF (centralized 30-2 SITA strategy) were done to the cases group. But FFA and VF were excluded in the control group.
Results: The results of our study show statistically significant difference found between the two studied groups regarding central circle perfusion density, middle circle perfusion density (superior, inferior and nasal) and outer circle perfusion density (superior and temporal) while no statistically significant difference found between them regarding middle circle (temporal) and outer circle (inferior and nasal).
Conclusion: So according to this study in cases of NAION (acute stage), we can depend on perfusion density within the middle and outer circle of Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) grid put on the disc and peripapillary area. As, these are the areas affected by decreased perfusion density. While, there is increased perfusion density within the central and middle circles, which could be due to, diffuse disc edema
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